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The Federal Reserve Bank will be holding its monetary policy meeting this Wednesday. The central bank is widely expected to deliver another quarter-point rate cut at this week’s meeting. However, not everything is set in stone.… Read More

CPI UP Next The US dollar has sunk heavily lower over the European morning on Thursday. Last night, the FOMC meeting minutes revealed a highly divided Fed at the last meeting. Policymakers were torn over cutting rates. However, the… Read More

The Federal Reserve will be releasing its meeting minutes from the September 18th monetary policy meeting. The Federal open market committee (FOMC) cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.75% - 2.00%. This was the second rate cut… Read More

The week will see a continuation of various economic reports and scheduled speeches by central bankers which will continue to keep the markets busy. The events that stand out include the meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve and the… Read More

The FOMC will be concluding its two-day monetary policy meeting this Wednesday. The meeting ends with a release of the monetary policy decision by central bank officials. Investors will also get to see the quarterly economic projections… Read More

Economic data for the week ahead will see the momentum being maintained. Following the ECB's meeting last week, the focus shifts to other central banks. This week, the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, and the… Read More

USD Retains FOMC Minutes Boost The US dollar continues to trade to the upside over the final European session of the week. The FOMC minutes released on Wednesday saw market pricing for a rate cut in September reduced. Over the final… Read More

This is the week for the Fed, with two major events that have the markets on tenterhooks. Later we have the release of the minutes from the last meeting. These will give us some valuable insight into what to expect from the FOMC going… Read More

Former Fed Leaders Speak Up In an unprecedented move, four former Fed members have published an open letter in the Wall Street Journal calling for the independence of the central bank to be maintained. The four signatories were former… Read More

The Federal Reserve will be concluding its two-day monetary policy meeting today. This will culminate with the release of the monetary policy statement. For the first time since 2015, the central bank will be most likely cutting interest… Read More