Federal Reserve (FED)

After the Federal Reserve decided to delay the rate hike again, allowing global equities to soar across the board and the US Dollar to lose around 1% in only a few days, traders need to stay alert towards upcoming events and economic…
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Market Summary RBNZ keeps OCR unchanged at 2.0%, signals further easing likely Norges Bank keeps interest rate unchanged at 0.50%, signals rate stability NOK rallies on Norges Bank decision US weekly unemployment claims now…
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As widely expected, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged today at 2.0%. This follows last month's decision, which cut the rate by 25bps from 2.25% to 2.0% because growth and inflation remained on the…
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Image via Federal Reserve The big day is finally here, and all eyes are headed towards the Federal Reserve's decision and Janet Yellen’s press conference. This event might have the biggest impact on the market this week, but that depends…
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The first trading day of the week comes with lacking fundamentals across the board, which will likely lead global equities to trade within a tight range and a low volume. However, this week's big day for indices is around the corner, and…
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After a collection of negative economic releases yesterday from the US, including the PPI, Retail Sales, Empire State Manufacturing Index, and Industrial Production, all eyes turn to more key figures today which are set to have a notable…
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Lael Brainard, a member of the U.S. Federal Reserve's Board of Governors; Image via World Economic Forum Market Summary Japan core machinery orders rebound in July Japan PPI declines, but at a slower pace US dollar trades…
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Summary: US dollar likely to wait for more clues from the FOMC next week Support at 95.50 – 95.75 likely to be tested ahead of further upside FOMC, BoJ will be the key events to watch next week Market outlook on the US…
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The US dollar index has been trading flat since the Monday after Brexit weekend. Range bound within 96.55 and 95.95 price action has stalled after the strong rally off the lows near 93.32. In our previous outlook on the US dollar, we noted…
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The US dollar was one of the beneficiaries following the initial Brexit turmoil which saw the greenback gaining on safe haven flows. While we await the latest institutional position which will be released later this evening from the CFTC,…
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