The Dollar Index (DXY00) rose +0.39% to its 1.5-week high today. The dollar is rising today amid weakness in the yen, which fell to a 9.75-month low on concerns that the Japanese government will support a stimulus package that would substantially increase Japan’s debt burden. Today’s US trade news also supported the dollar after the…
Asian markets saw a significant rise on Thursday, driven by the impressive performance of Wall Street, which reached its highest level in more than a year. The increase came after a report revealed that US consumer inflation had cooled more than expected in the previous month. In afternoon trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared…
The future of US stock prices fell a bit after Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, shared their earnings reports. It’s a bit of a mixed bag for the tech giants, and this is setting the tone for other companies that have yet to share their numbers this week. Nasdaq 100 contracts fell…
