Federal Reserve (FED)

The monthly consumer price index report will be coming out later today. The report covers the month of December and will give investors significant insights into the new year. According to the economists polled, the general consensus…
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The meeting minutes from the December 11th monetary policy meeting will be released today by the Federal Reserve bank. The Federal Reserve Bank kept interest rates steady in December at 1.50% - 1.75%. Investors will be looking to today’s…
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When we are talking about the Fed in Forex, generally we are referring to the decisions made by the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC. They are the ones who vote on monetary policy, led by Chairman Jerome Powell. Analysts…
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The US Department of Commerce will be releasing the final revision to the third-quarter GDP numbers. Economists polled, do not expect to see many changes. Expectations are therefore flat, pointing to an unchanged print in the GDP at…
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The Federal Reserve will be holding its final monetary policy meeting for 2019 today. Heading into the meeting, no changes to interest rates are expected. The Federal Reserve last cut its rates in September this year, bringing the…
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While the Santa Rally, or the December Effect as it's sometimes known, is most known in the stock market, it can also have an important impact on currencies. With the US markets set to have the best performance since 2013, we could see…
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Trade of the Week EURAUD - On A Steady Rebound It's a big week ahead for the euro as volatility will pick up at the ECB meeting on Thursday. In her first press conference as the new ECB president, Christine Lagarde is expected to…
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The week ahead is quiet and short for the US markets. Thanksgiving on November 28th will see a slowdown in trading volumes as traders head into a long weekend. Among other high ticket items this week, Canada will be releasing its monthly…
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The US Federal Reserve Bank will be releasing their meeting minutes today. The minutes cover the central bank’s monetary policy meeting held on October 30th this year. The minutes will be interesting as they cover the meeting where the…
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The week ahead will be a quiet one, with economic data taking a backseat. In terms of significant events, only the meeting minutes from the ECB and the Federal Reserve stand out. Canada’s inflation data is due in the middle of the week…
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