Here’s What Lifted The US Dollar Today
Stocks managed to eke out
another day of gains while
Treasuries finished today.
Equity
The Nasdaq
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at 9402.
Fixed Income
U.S. Treasuries were higher today despite equity strength. The 10
year futures contract
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was up by -21 to close at 105-24; and the five year note was up by 0-060 at 111-215
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Metals
August gold
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up by .80 at 493.5. Copper was
up by .20 at 79.80
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.6530.
Energy
August crude
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to close at 30.75. Natural gas was up by .007 to close at 4.890
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Currencies
The USD index
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at 97.51 as evidence continues to mount that the US economy will outgrow that of
most of its trading partners, which is reflected in interest rate differentials
between US bonds and those abroad. .