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Dollar Gains on US Economic Strength and Hawkish Fed Comments

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The dollar index (DXY00 ) extended this week’s rally today to a 1.75-month high and is up by +0.14%. The dollar has support from signs of strength in the US economy after weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 2-month low, signaling labor market strength, and after Aug new home...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

    Long-term bonds move when yields change

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

    Treasury bonds move when yields change

  • SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

    Short-term bonds move when the Fed changes rates

  • SPY SPDR S&P 500

    Stocks move when the Fed changes the rate path

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • BAC Bank of America

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • GS Goldman Sachs

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of financial companies

  • KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking

    Regional banks are sensitive to interest rates

  • FAS DIREXION DAILY FINANCIAL BULL 3X ETF

    GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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The dollar index (DXY00 ) extended this week’s rally today to a 1.75-month high and is up by +0.14%. The dollar has support from signs of strength in the US economy after weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 2-month low, signaling…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

Price since this story was published: Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS)

Since the first closing price after “Dollar Gains on US Economic Strength and Hawkish Fed Comments,” Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is +0.33%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.62% over the same days, a +0.95% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS)

Companies tied to this story

  • FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf

    Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 24 Sep 2026 story “Dollar Gains on US Economic Strength and Hawkish Fed Comments.” Reason on file: GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FGSI Ft Vest Growth Strength & Target Income Etf

    In “Dollar Gains on US Economic Strength and Hawkish Fed Comments,” Ft Vest Growth Strength & Target Income Etf (FGSI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FGSI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: strength. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS)

On 24 Sep 2026, “Dollar Gains on US Economic Strength and Hawkish Fed Comments” is the story that connects Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) to this story.

Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is on the page because GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Ft Vest Growth Strength & Target Income Etf (FGSI): GA selected FGSI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: strength. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS)

FAS traded between 136.16 and 161.95 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 152.93. FGSI traded between 20.20 and 20.62 across 5 sessions. The latest close on file is 20.27.

What the saved facts support for Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS)

21 out of 100

“Dollar Gains on US Economic Strength and Hawkish Fed Comments” scores 21 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 2 linked companies.