Federal Reserve (FED)

The dollar has gained substantially after Friday's Non Farm Payrolls blew all expectations out of the water. As a result, the market has made a major shift in its projections for the next Fed cuts. The next data coming out on Wednesday…
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Wednesday's market drop wasn't all that surprising, but it is somewhat uncharacteristic. Going into the latter half of December, typically the markets tend to outperform. With the Fed easing rates and the US economy reportedly in good…
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Both economists and the markets agree that the Fed will cut rates by 25 bps on Wednesday. Assuming no surprises there, the focus will be on what the FOMC signals for next year. There are some additional uncertainties about the forward rate…
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EURUSD steady after in-line CPI data It was quite a week for the pair, as CPI data and the ECB interest rate decision seemed to prepare traders for this week’s Federal Reserve System (fed)  decision. As yearly inflation ticked higher,…
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Wednesday sees the release of the last major US CPI data that could affect next week's pivotal FOMC meeting. There is a pretty strong consensus now that the Fed will go through with its final rate hike of the year. The US CPI data figures…
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With the USDJPY pair hovering around the crucial level of 150 over the last week or so, there has been rampant speculation about what the BOJ will do. The coming action will be pivotal to determine whether the currency pair resumes its…
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The Fed is not in its pre-rate decision blackout, meaning that the market has to focus on the data to figure out what will happen at the last rate decision of the year. Friday's November US NFP is one of the two major data points that will…
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