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The economic calendar this week is expected to be relatively quiet, save for the Brexit parliamentary vote. This marks a second scheduled parliamentary vote after the initial vote was canceled in December. The Fed Chair, Jerome Powell…
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The Federal Open Market Committee is the entity at the Federal Reserve that makes monetary policy decisions, and so the opinion of its twelve members is important to consider when trying to figure out what the Fed might do in the future.…
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The last time we checked in on the ongoing US-China trade dispute, the two countries had granted a 90-day truce and were scheduled to hold a two day meeting at the beginning of the week. The meeting was extended for another day, with…
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The FOMC meeting minutes come out this week on Wednesday. The minutes cover the Fed monetary policy meeting from late December. The central bank hiked interest rates by a quarter point bringing the Fed funds rates from 2.25% to 2.50%.…
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The year 2018 started with a lot of optimism. Investors looked to 2018 with enthusiasm as some of the major economies closed 2017 on a strong note. This came as central bank leaders across the developed economies beat the drum and sang to…
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Following the tentative agreement - or "truce" as it's being billed in the media - between Trump and Xi, tariffs are once again the conversational topic of the Street. And given that the truce is a 90-day stay on already agreed-upon…
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A certain amount of risk-off sentiment is normal for a Friday, but investors would understandably be a bit nervous going into the first weekend of December. The major event on tap is the G-20 meeting in Buenos Aires, and that could have a…
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The last big data for the US to be released this month expected at 08:30 EST (14:30 CET) has a lot of moving parts, and comes out at the same time as weekly initial jobless claims (which also gets a little extra attention as the last of the…
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The financial markets saw a frothy month in October despite lack of any clear fundamentals. The U.S. equity markets took a nosedive on concerns that the accelerated pace of inflation could speed up the Fed’s rate hike plans. However, the…
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President Donald Trump, on Tuesday last week once again expressed his displeasure with the Federal Reserve. In an interview last week, Trump said that the Fed is hiking interest rates too fast. At the same time, the President said that…
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