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2024-06-28 07:15:00 ET Summary The US dollar is narrowly mixed as North American participants prepare to return for the last session of the first half. The large bourses, but India, rose in the Asia Pacific region. Benchmark 10-year yields are 1-4 bps higher in Europe, and the...

2024-06-27 13:21:06 ET More on First Trust Europe AlphaDEX ETF European markets slip as investors digest results from EU elections Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on First Trust Europe AlphaDEX ETF Dividend scorecard for First Trust Europe AlphaDEX ETF ...

2024-06-26 09:25:00 ET Summary Rates won’t come down as quickly as some had hoped, according to our CIO, William Davies, but further gains for equities are still possible this year. Heading into the second half of the year, we’re likely to see further divergence in c...

2024-06-26 07:15:00 ET Summary The dollar is firm, and the market is challenging the JPY160 level, which it has traded above in Europe. Asia Pacific bourses advanced, with Australia's market being the outlier. The Canadian dollar has been in a one-way market almost as much as ...

2024-06-25 08:10:00 ET Summary The US labor market may be at an inflection point. The high-flying Nvidia has fallen 13% in the past three sessions coming into today. Gold is little changed near $2333 and its trading in the upper end of yesterday's narrow range. Ove...

2024-06-25 02:40:00 ET Summary The big news last week was that the Commerce Department reported that retail sales rose by only 0.1% in May, below the analysts’ consensus estimate of 0.3%. Like the G7 conference in Italy, the recent Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland ...

2024-06-24 10:40:00 ET Summary June flash PMI survey data showed the G4 major developed economies expanding for a seventh successive month in June. US saw strong economic growth, while Europe and Japan experienced slowdowns, with varying factors contributing to the divergences. ...

2024-06-24 08:20:00 ET Summary Ten-year Treasury yields traded this week at the lowest level since March. The market closed Friday pricing a 4.85% policy rate at the Fed’s December meeting, implying two rate cuts (48 bps). For the Week:The S&P 500 added 0.6% (up 14....

2024-06-24 07:15:00 ET Summary The Dollar Index reached its best level since May 1 before the weekend but has come back softer against all the G10 currencies and most emerging market currencies. Equities are mostly higher, but the Asia Pacific region struggled. After rising fo...

2024-06-24 02:00:00 ET Summary The deteriorating eurozone growth trend was led by France, which saw output fall for a second consecutive month and at the fastest rate for five months. Fueling the manufacturing downturn was a steepening in the rate of loss of new orders. Employ...