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Stocks Tumble as Fed Hikes Interest Rates and Signals More to Come

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.45% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -1.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.02%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26…

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Dollar Soars as Fed Hikes Rates and Signals More to Come

The dollar index (DXY00) rallied to a 1.5-month high on Wednesday and finished up by +0.64%. The dollar found support Wednesday on signs of US economic growth after Aug retail sales rose more than expected. The dollar r…

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Dollar Soars as Fed Hikes Rates and Signals More to Come

The dollar index (DXY00) rallied to a 1.5-month high on Wednesday and finished up by +0.64%. The dollar found support Wednesday on signs of US economic growth after Aug retail sales rose more than expected. The dollar r…

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Stocks Supported by Lower Oil Prices and Strength in US Retail Sales

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up by +0.18% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down by -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up by +0.68%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.29%, a…

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Here are five key takeaways from Wednesday's Fed rate hike

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday delivered a much-expected interest rate hike, and Chairman Kevin Warsh followed with a notably terse news conference at which he stressed policymakers' staunch commitment to tackling inf…

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The Japanese Yen gives back more of its rally as the Fed raises rates

The Bank of Japan meets on Friday, and the market has a quarter-point hike to 1.25% priced at 100%. The Yen has been falling anyway. USD/JPY is up three sessions in a row, Wednesday's gain was the biggest of the three, …

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New Zealand GDP in the barrel with the Kiwi at July lows

New Zealand reports second-quarter growth later on Wednesday, or early on Thursday depending on where you are relative to the international date line, and the forecast is 0.1% for the quarter, down from 0.8% in the firs…

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Trump demands 1% rates hours after the Fed raised them

Trump posted on Wednesday that US rates should be 1% or less and that the country has the strongest credit anywhere. He also wrote that cutting off trade with every nation the US runs a deficit with would earn at least …

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