Stock Market
By James Thorp
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Dollar strength hits hard. The greenback just posted its best week since October, with traders dumping everything else for the safety of America's currency as geopolitical chaos…
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The dollar index jumped to 97.50 on Friday, marking a decisive break higher against six major currencies. Investors can't get enough of the dollar right now.
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Gold's acting weird though. The metal hit $1,800 per ounce but can't seem to stay there.
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The Federal Reserve meeting in March has everyone on edge. Nobody knows what Jerome Powell and his team will do next with interest rates.
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Euro traders got hammered. The currency fell to $1.08, its lowest level in two months, and there's no sign of relief coming.
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Turkish lira and Brazilian real both tanked as investors fled to safety. These currencies always get hit first when global uncertainty spikes.
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U.S. stocks can't decide what to do. Some sectors love the strong dollar, others hate it. The mixed reactions show just how complicated things have gotten.
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Bank of England policymakers are sweating bullets right now. The pound dropped to $1.34, down for three straight weeks, and their March 9 meeting suddenly became a lot more…
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China's playing it cool for now. The yuan trades around 6.40 per dollar and the People's Bank of China isn't showing its hand.
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Oil markets are going crazy too. Brent crude sits near $82 per barrel and traders can't figure out where it's headed next.
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February 25 matters big time. European Union finance ministers meet in Brussels that day to talk about their response to all this market chaos.
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Commerce Department drops revised GDP numbers February 28. Those figures will show whether the U.S. economy is really as strong as the dollar suggests.
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India's central bank chief Shaktikanta Das said they're ready to step in if the rupee keeps falling. It's at 75.
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Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan keeps talking about maintaining stability. The franc trades around 0.92 per dollar and Swiss officials seem determined to keep it there.
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Treasury Department won't say if they're planning any interventions. That silence is making traders even more nervous because nobody knows what Washington might do if the dollar…
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