Federal Reserve (FED)

The US dollar was seen trading weak on the day on Wednesday. Inflation data released by the Labor Department showed that headline inflation for March rose 0.4%, beating estimates. This pushed the annual inflation rate to 1.9%. However,…
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The week ahead is a bit slow with economic data taking a backseat. The main event risks this week will be the European Central bank’s monetary policy meeting and the Fed meeting minutes. Brexit will remain in the headlines as the EU…
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The US dollar, which was trading subdued the past few days held steady ahead of the FOMC meeting today. The Fed will be releasing its economic projections and dot plot summary alongside the press conference. The US factory orders report…
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The economic data over the week covered the retail sales report for January and inflation data. The data sets the expectations for the FOMC meeting due tomorrow. Following the weak jobs report in February, the US economic outlook is…
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A busy week for the financial markets is coming up.  Here's a quick recap of the market-moving events we can expect. Central Banks The week ahead will see the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England holding their respective monetary…
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Greek Bond Sale Gains Backing from Investors The country's first bond sale since Europe's debt crisis raised €2.5 billion last week. Order books reached a ceiling of €11.8 billion. Investors began snapping up 10-year Greek debt at a 3.9…
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The Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell gave his semi-annual two-day testimony to the U.S. Congress last week. In his testimony, Powell defended the central bank’s monetary policy actions and urged patience in its approach to interest rate hikes.…
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Coming up this week, we have a series of data releases relating to the US housing situation.  However, these might be a bit overshadowed considering the all-important NFP release coming up at the end of the week. We've discussed…
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The U.S. Federal Reserve released the meeting minutes from the monetary policy meeting from early January. The central bank’s minutes showed that officials discussed ending the reduction in the central bank’s balance sheets before the end…
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Data from the U.S. showed that consumer confidence increased in February after the U.S. government shut down the previous month. The data released by the Conference Board showed that consumer confidence increased to 131.4 in February…
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