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• Dollar drops off 11-month peak after weak Philly Fed data

  2:42 PM ET Thu, 21 June 2018

  The dollar fell off an 11-month high as the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's gauge of U.S. Mid-Atlantic business activity fell.

• The dollar keeps rising against China's yuan. That's set to continue

  3:36 AM ET Thu, 21 June 2018

  China's yuan has been slipping against the dollar amid fears of a trade dispute, but that's not the only factor moving the currency.

• Dollar hovers near 11-month high as trade concerns weigh

  2:30 PM ET Wed, 20 June 2018

  The dollar steadied against a basket of currencies as risk aversion sparked by concerns over a U.S.-China trade feud ebbed.

• Fed Chair Powell calls case 'strong' for more interest rate hikes

  1:02 PM ET Wed, 20 June 2018

  Citing robust growth and a generational low in unemployment, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell emphasized the central bank's commitment to further interest rate hikes in a speech Wednesday.

• Wall Street looks for a partial rebound after Dow falls almost 300 points

  7:03 AM ET Wed, 20 June 2018

  The Dow is riding a six-day losing streak, its longest since an eight-day skid in March 2017.

• South Africa will avoid a ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to currency weakness, central bank deputy says

  8:16 AM ET Tue, 19 June 2018

  Escalating trade tariffs between the world's two largest economies and an ongoing currency sell-off will keep pressure on the bank's policy makers.

• China's central bank delivers surprise stimulus as trade spat with US worsens

  11:55 PM ET Mon, 18 June 2018

  China's central bank on Tuesday lent 200 billion yuan ($31 billion) to financial institutions via its medium-term lending facility (MLF), highlighting concerns over liquidity and potential economic drag from a trade war with the United States.

• Focusing on big bank stocks is 'missing the whole ballgame': Analyst Dick Bove

  6:04 PM ET Mon, 18 June 2018

  The big bank stocks aren't having a great year, but there are plenty of opportunities beyond the largest names, says Dick Bove.

• Fed's Bostic says economic optimism has 'almost completely faded' because of trade fears

  1:17 PM ET Mon, 18 June 2018

  Fears over a potential trade war are dampening the prospects for above-trend economic growth, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said Monday.

• Trade worries stoke safety bids for yen, Swiss franc

  2:36 PM ET Mon, 18 June 2018

  The euro stabilized on Monday after last week's big losses.

• The Fed said it's hiking rates four times this year, but here's why the market's not convinced

  5:00 PM ET Sat, 16 June 2018

  The Federal Reserve may have telegraphed a fourth interest rate rise this year, but markets didn't quite get the message. As of Friday afternoon, traders were implying just a 55 percent chance of a fourth hike in December.

• Cramer Remix: The Qualcomm-NXP deal could signal what’s next for trade

  7:01 PM ET Fri, 15 June 2018

  Jim Cramer reveals how the moves in NXP Semiconductors and Qualcomm could hint at what’s to come in the U.S.-China trade battle.

• Cramer: Bitcoin and PayPal are putting pressure on bank stocks

  7:03 PM ET Fri, 15 June 2018

  Jim Cramer investigates why some big bank stocks are faltering even after the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike.

• Economic conditions 'too good' for stocks: Market veteran Jim Paulsen

  4:40 PM ET Fri, 15 June 2018

  The economy is a bigger challenge to the stock market than a possible trade war, veteran strategist Jim Paulsen says.

• Dollar shaky as China trade worries weigh

  4:22 PM ET Fri, 15 June 2018

  The U.S. dollar slipped against the Japanese yen on Friday, as President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports.

• Cramer Remix: If the economy slows down, this is what you’ll want to own

  10:28 AM ET Fri, 15 June 2018

  Jim Cramer reveals why FANG doesn’t need a strong economy to deliver powerful numbers.