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U.S. Dollar Index Edges Up
Monday, March 13, 2017 - 5:28am | 84The March U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.13, up 0.02. The U.S. dollar index is trading choppy and a little under the session highs after showing a lower trade early in the session. Market chatter about global headline news is making the rounds. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is...
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U.S. Dollar Index Little Lower, Non-Farm Payrolls Rise by 235,000
Friday, March 10, 2017 - 9:39am | 100The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.60, down 0.11. The U.S. dollar index is trading rangebound. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that February U.S. unemployment fell to 4.7 percent versus 4.8 percent in January and 235,000 jobs were created versus 238,000 in January. The...
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U.S. Dollar Index Little Changed Ahead of Payroll Data
Friday, March 10, 2017 - 6:57am | 44The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.68, down 0.04. The U.S. dollar index is trading a little above the session lows. Trading is rangebound. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is scheduled to release payroll data at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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U.S. Dollar Index Little Lower, Import Prices Edge Up
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 10:01am | 69The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.78, down 0.17. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLs) reported that import prices rose 0.2 percent in February versus a rise of 0.6 percent during January and February export prices rose 0.3 percent versus a 0.2 percent rise in January. Year over year...
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U.S. Dollar Index Little Lower, Jobless Claims Rise
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 9:55am | 43The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.81, down 0.13. The U.S. dollar index is trading choppy. Chatter about comments from global policy makers is making the rounds. The Department of Labor reported that weekly jobless claims rose to 243,000 from 223,000 last week.
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U.S. Dollar Index Little Changed, Corporate Layoffs Decline
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 9:05am | 64The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.93, down 0.02. Challenger, Gray and Christmas reported that corporate layoffs the U.S. fell 19.5 percent to 36,957 during February. The U.S. Department of Labor is scheduled to release weekly jobless claims data at 8:30 a.m. ET. The U.S. Bureau of...
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U.S. Dollar Index Little Changed Ahead of Data
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 6:56am | 88The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.95, up 0.01. The U.S. dollar index is trading rangebound. Chatter about global headline news and the upcoming European Central Bank policy decision is making the rounds. Challenger, Gray and Christmas is scheduled to report corporate layoff figures...
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U.S. Dollar Index Higher, Labor Costs Rise
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 9:38am | 72The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.93, up 0.24. The U.S. dollar index is rangebound and a little under the session highs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that fourth quarter non-farm productivity eased to 1.3 percent from 3.3 percent in the third quarter, unit labor costs...
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U.S. Dollar Index Moves Up ADP Payrolls Surge
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 9:18am | 55The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.97, up 0.29. The U.S. dollar index is trading at the session highs. ADP reported that U.S. private businesses hired 298,000 workers during February versus 246,000 in January. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) s scheduled to release non-farm...
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U.S. Dollar Index Little Higher Ahead of Data
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 7:23am | 53The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.80, up 0.11. The U.S. dollar index is trading near the session highs. The ADP employment change report is due out at 8:15 a.m. ET. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is scheduled to release non-farm productivity and unit labor costs at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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U.S. Dollar Index Trading Higher, IBD Economic Optimism Edges Down
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 11:07am | 52The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.73, up 0.21. The U.S. dollar index is trading choppy and just under the session highs. Market talk about global headline news and economic data is making the rounds. The Investor's Business Daily (IBD) March economic optimism index edged down to 55....
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U.S. Dollar Index Little Higher,Trade Deficit Rises
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 9:34am | 55The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.63, up 0.11. The U.S. dollar index is trading rangebound and a little under the session highs. The U.S. Census Bureau reported 48.5 billion deficit in January versus a 44.3 billion deficit in December. The Investor's Business Daily economic optimism...
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U.S. Dollar Index Trading Higher Ahead of Data
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 6:28am | 46The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.70, up 0.17. The Census Bureau is scheduled to release export and import data along with the U.S. trade balance at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Investor's Business Daily economic optimism index is due out at 10:00 a.m. ET.
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U.S. Dollar Index Edges Up Ahead of Data
Monday, March 6, 2017 - 2:12pm | 116The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.57, up 0.14. The U.S. dollar index is trading at the session highs. Market talk about headline news has kept buyers and sellers active. Chatter about economic data due out Tuesday is starting to show up. The Census Bureau is scheduled to release export...
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U.S. Dollar Index Little Changed, Factory Orders Ease
Monday, March 6, 2017 - 11:04am | 52The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 101.35, down 0.08. The U.S. dollar index is trading rangebound. The Census Bureau reported that January factory orders rose 1.2 percent versus a rise of 1.3 percent during December. Ex-transportation January factory orders eased to a rise of 0.3 percent...