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The Dollar Index is slightly down today after seeing gains across the board yesterday. Trade tensions eased as the Trump administration backed off from a total ban on Chinese investment in US companies. Uncertainty remains though as Larry Kudlow mentioned that Trump’s announcement did not specify a softened stance on China. A summit for Trump

The Dollar Index has been under pressure as heightened trade tensions continue to weigh on the market. Earlier in the week, Trump had indicated that he was planning to prevent Chinese investment in US tech which in part has contributed to the slide in Chinese Indices. Trump has since changed his tone stating that he

The Dollar Index is up 0.56% to 95.29 as we reach highs we haven’t seen since early November. The Dollar broke out overnight after Trump ordered the identification of $200B in Chinese imports to assign a 10% tariff, while threatening to apply a tariff on an additional $200B in Chinese imports if Beijing chooses to

The Dollar made strides towards the end of last week, seeing the DXY rise 1.33% over he course of the week. The main push for Dollar bulls was the diverging monetary policy outlooks between the US and Europe. The Fed was hawkish and alluded to two more hikes throughout 2018, while the ECB took a

The Dollar broke through resistance during the overnight session as trade tensions continue to make headlines. Trump announced that he has approved more tariffs on Chinese goods worth about $50B. The Trump administration is also planning a second list of goods that it plans to slap more tariffs on. The two largest economies continue to

The event of the day will be the FOMC rate decision at 2PM EST where a 0.25% hike is expected & fully priced into current levels.  What will be of greater interest is the press conference at 2:30PM EST following the release.  With global trade tensions at the highest level seen in many decades, led

With the long awaited meeting between Trump and Kim Jung Un done, markets are in a wait-and-see mode as they wait for concrete evidence that the involved parties will actually take steps to achieve what they have promised. The two nations signed a declaration that North Korea would work towards complete denuclearization of the Korean

The G7 Summit ended with little to show for, as Trump departed early from the Summit and trade tensions remain between the US and it’s closest allies. Trump flew to Singapore from Quebec ahead of his Summit with North Korea, which is slated to begin at 9:00PM EST tonight. Trump is confident that he’ll be

  The G7 Summit begins today in Quebec, and focus is now on the early departure of Trump as he heads to Singapore ahead of the Summit with North Korea. France and Germany warned the US that they would not sign a joint statement without concessions on trade, the Iranian nuclear deal and the Paris