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The United States is bracing for a potential acceleration in inflation, with a significant depreciation of the dollar now identified as a key contributing factor, according to a new analysis by Torsten Sløk, the chief economist at Apollo. What Happened: As per Sløk’s analysis, a 10%...

Prominent financial analyst Gordon Johnson has ignited discussion on social media, suggesting that a potential “Liberation Day 2.0” – an event triggering a significant equity market downturn – could be imminent. What Happened: The CEO and Founder at GLJ Research, LLC, Johnson’s...

On Tuesday, in a post on X, investor and economist Peter Schiff highlighted U.S. 10-Year Treasury yields climbing back to 4.5%, despite the “trade truce” with China early this week, while the U.S. dollar “resumes its broad-based decline.” What Happened: “Despite the...

U.S. stock futures are up Thursday night following three back-to-back days in the green during the regular session, amid growing earnings optimism and easing trade tensions. The S&P 500 Futures are up 0.37%, at 5,531, followed by Nasdaq Futures at 19,416, up 0.49%, and finally Dow Futures...

U.S. stock futures rose Monday night even as Wall Street had a rough start to the week, amid growing concerns regarding the Federal Reserve’s independence, and President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates. The S&P 500 futures...

After two days of back-to-back gains in the spot market, U.S. stock futures had a choppy session Monday night as investors await earnings reports from multiple prominent companies. The S&P 500 Futures are down 0.17% at 5,431, followed by Nasdaq Futures at 18,903 down 0.17%, and finally, Dow...

As the U.S. dollar scaled a fresh 52-week high on Friday morning at 108.071 level, former Goldman Sachs FX strategist and senior fellow at Brookings Institution, Robin Brooks said in an X (formerly Twitter) post that, “Markets initially got this wrong, driving stocks up sharply right after...

As geopolitical tensions escalate in the Middle East, Ukraine has launched U.K.-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia and the Kremlin has loosened its policy for using nuclear weapons. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is open to a peace deal brokered by President-elect Donald...

Key indicators of the financial market’s health reacted as investors began to parse early results of the high-stakes presidential battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. What happened:  Stock futures edged higher on election night, with those tied to the Dow Jones Industrial...

The US Dollar Index experienced a drop of 0.33% on Wednesday, following Israeli strikes. The dollar has shown a significant recovery this year with a 4.8% increase. The USD/JPY pair surpassed its 2023 high, achieving a 2% increase in April. On Wednesday, the US Dollar Index (DXY) relinquished its...

The Federal Reserve came into 2023 with headline inflation at 6.5% and with interest rates already at 4.25%-4.5%. At this point, inflation had already come down from its peak of 9.1%, and analysts believed the central bank would only make one more hike — with the main rate peaking at 4.5%-4.75%....

The dollar inched higher on Monday as equity markets took a breather from their recent rally, leaving some investors wondering whether dovish calls on U.S. interest rates were becoming stretched. The dollar index (DXY), a weighted measure of the dollar’s value against a basket of rival...

The U.S. dollar made something of a comeback in the last two days of November, following a month of losses as markets leveraged rising expectations the Federal Reserve will start cutting rates in the first quarter of 2024. Although the dollar index (DXY) was fractionally lower on Friday, during the...

Since hitting an 11-month high in early October, the US dollar index (DXY) has fallen 3.8% and this has been largely due to investors backing the recent equity market rally, analysts at Bank of America said on Tuesday. The dollar has long been regarded as a safe-haven asset. Keeping investments...

Despite Record Debt, The Dollar Still Rules You'd figure that after the U.S. froze Russia's dollar assets last year, BRICS and other non-Western countries would rush to de-dollarize, especially with our government racking up evermore debit as it pours weapons into the Ukraine and Israel....