Federal Reserve (FED)

What happened in the two hours following the release of the January Federal Reserve meeting minutes?  A 1.8% fall in equity indices, accompanied by a rapid jump in bond yields and a broad recovery in the US dollar. The Dow Jones Industrials…
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President Trump is likely to announce his pick for a new chairman to the Federal Reserve before his trip to Asia scheduled for next week. This means an announcement for the Chair and vice chair at the Fed is imminent by the end of this…
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The markets open next week with the focus on China as the 19th Communist Party congress takes place this week. The event, where President Xi is expected to speak comes in a week where inflation and quarterly GDP figures are expected to be…
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With the EURUSD now looking to the fourth quarter of the year, the focus for investors will be whether the common currency can hold to the impressive gains made this year. The euro currency has been undoubtedly one of the top performing…
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In predicting the price of gold, most market observers look at the US dollar as a clue because it is the currency in which gold and most other commodities are priced, helping to explain the inverse relationship between the yellow metal and…
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Wednesday’s announcement and forecasts by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee provided USD bulls with a much-needed boost after it was revealed that 12 of the 16 members of the FOMC are expecting one more Fed hike before year-end.…
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The FOMC meeting this week will be interesting as the Fed is all set to announce its balance sheet reduction program. After starting with years of quantitative easing program to stimulate the economy, the Fed will soon start to unwind its…
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With the FOMC meeting due in a week's time, Fed officials hit the news wires last week. Investors were expecting the central bank officials to offer some clues on monetary policy and expectations on the next interest rate hike. The main…
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After two weeks of a choppy trading in most of the global equities, due to the global geopolitical tensions, some of these indices tried to recover losses. However and so far, they are still far away from recovering. This is even though…
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If the markets are still talking about the “Sintra Accord”, then Jackson Hole is quite likely to bring with it some expectations. Not so long ago, central banks convened in Sintra, Portugal. Here, surprisingly many central bank chiefs came…
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