The dollar index (DXY00) on Friday rose by +0.27% and posted a fresh 2.75-month high.  Hawkish comments on Friday from Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid, Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack were supportive of the dollar when they cited reasons for opposing Fed rate cuts.  The dollar also rose after the Oct MNI Chicago PMI rose more than expected.  The dollar has carryover support from Wednesday on hawkish comments from Fed Chair Powell, who said a rate cut at the ...

Our next guest says that the market has started to show signs of an increased level of speculation. Andrew Slimman is senior portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. And what do you mean when you're talking about increased level of speculation, just the higher levels that we've seen of the averages overall.>> Well, you know, the the the bull market started in October of 2022. So, we're into the fourth year. And, you know, the rear view mirror doesn't show a bare market anymore.It shows mak ...

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I want to get your take on what we're seeing in the futures market. A lot of pushing and pulling, whether it's the Fed cut that a lot of people think was hawkish, the trade deal, big tech earnings, why do you think it's so muted when we're looking at the S&P. And honestly, even the NASDAQ, while it's in the green, it's it's just slightly in the green.>> Yeah, I think the Fed rate cuts rate discussion is probably the most important. Uh, and a lot of that movement, I think, happened yesterday before the close ...

For investors seeking momentum, iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF (IWY) is probably on the radar. The fund just hit a 52-week high and is up 59.11% from its 52-week low price of $180.65/share.But are more gains in store for this ETF? Let’s take a quick look at the fund and the near-term outlook on it to get a better idea of where it might be headed:IWY in FocusThe underlying Russell Top 200 Growth Index measures the performance of the largest capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a ...

After a long period of underperformance, small-cap U.S. stocks may be staging a comeback. While it is too early to say for sure whether this is the start of a sustained rally or just an occasional rise, recent data show encouraging signs for small-cap investors.iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) gained about 28% over the past six months versus 23% gains in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) . Earlier this month, the Russell 2000 topped 2,500 for the first time ever, as quoted on CNBC.Much of the early-year weakness i ...

The S&P BSE Sensex advanced over 700 points to an intraday high of 84,932.08, while the NSE Nifty 50 rose over 200 points to a day’s high of 26,005.95. The Nifty index is now just 1% away from its all-time high of 26,277.35, while the Sensex sits 1.2% below its record peak of 85,978.25.Here are the five factors driving Monday’s rally:1. Hopes of Fed rate cutsSofter-than-expected September U.S. inflation data has reinforced expectations for additional Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2025. U.S. consumer price i ...

市场表现 - 印度基准股指Sensex和Nifty在2025年10月27日早盘反弹，Sensex上涨272.7点至84,484.58点，Nifty上涨88.55点至25,883.70点 [1] - 亚洲市场普遍走高，包括韩国Kospi指数、日本日经225指数、中国上证综合指数和香港恒生指数 [2] - 美国市场于2025年10月24日收盘上涨 [2] 主要驱动因素 - 美国通胀报告低于预期，重燃市场对美联储降息的希望 [1][4] - 中美贸易协议的前景以及美国可能将印度进口关税降至15-16%增加了市场乐观情绪 [4] - 外国机构投资者在2025年10月24日净买入价值62.151亿印度卢比的股票 [3] 个股表现 - Sensex成分股中，塔塔钢铁、Bharti Airtel、信实工业、印度国家银行、HDFC银行和NTPC是主要上涨股 [2] - Infosys、Bharat Electronics、Kotak Mahindra银行和Bajaj Finance是表现落后的股票 [2] 商品市场 - 全球原油基准布伦特原油价格上涨0.23%至每桶66.09美元 [4] 历史数据 - 在2025年10月24日，Sensex下跌344.52点（0.41%）至84,211.88点，Nifty下跌96.25点（0.37%）至25,795.15点 [4]

West Bancorporation (NasdaqGS:WTBA) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 23, 2025 03:00 PM ET Company ParticipantsDave Nelson - CEODavid Welch - Private Investor and PrincipalBrad Peters - Minnesota Group PresidentTodd Mather - Banking Manager and Chief Credit OfficerHarlee Olafson - Chief Risk OfficerJane Funk - CFOConference Call ParticipantsNathan Race - Managing Director and Senior Research AnalystOperatorLadies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. My name is Colby, and I will be your conference operator ...