The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates unchanged and to adhere to the US monetary policy projection from the previous year, which suggests 75 basis points (bps) of rate cuts in 2024, caused the Australian dollar to leap 0.83% against the US dollar on Wednesday. The pair trades at 0.6595, …
Read More »US Dollar Nosedives After FOMC Rate Decision
Following the FOMC’s decision to keep interest rates steady and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference, which in March established a higher for longer attitude while also hinting at three rate decreases before 2024 ends, the US dollar fell to its lowest point this week.FOMC Decision in Line with Expectations …
Read More »Dow skyrockets to fresh record after Fed’s hints at 3-rate cuts
After the Fed had hinted at three rate cuts in the pipeline for 2024, the Dow surged to new heights. Following the Federal Reserve’s the retention of Fed’s 23-year high rate of interest rate and its hold on the projections for three rate cuts before the end of 2024, the …
Read More »FOMC Decision Seen as Price-Friendly for Gold, Triggers Fresh Rally
The Federal Reserve maintained its monetary policy unchanged at the recently concluded Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) monetary policy meeting, as anticipated. At 5.25% to 5.50%, the main Fed Funds interest rate range remained unchanged. It seems that the FOMC statement took a moderate stance on policy, neither being very …
Read More »Powell: Policymakers made no decisions about future meetings in March
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has explained the decision to leave the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5.25-5.5% and responds to questions in the post-meeting press conference.Key Statements:“We want to see more data that gives us higher confidence on inflation moving down sustainably.”“We made no decisions …
Read More »Fed Signals Interest Rate Cuts in 2024
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve kept the interest rate in the 5.25%-5.50% area without any change at the end of its meeting that began one day ago, which was in line with market expectations.The central bank has been holding the interest rate at these levels since July 2023, when the …
Read More »FOMC Holds Rate Policy Unchanged As Broadly Expected
Following its meeting in March, the Federal Reserve has just announced its monetary policy decision to hold the US central bank’s policy rate at 5.25%–5.5%. All eyes focus now on the policy statement as well as the press conference starring Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Read More »US Dollar shows modest gains ahead of Fed decision
On Wednesday, the US dollar’s gains continued. The revised Dot Plot and Chair Powell’s tone are the centre of attention. Any surprise from the Fed, whether hawkish or dovish, could cause volatility in the USD. At present, the US Dollar Index (DXY) is trading close to 104, indicating a gain …
Read More »CAD Shows Little Movement Ahead of FOMC Decision
The Canadian dollar (CAD) shows little movement as markets await the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate decision and economic outlook, expected at 18:00 GMT today. The Bank of Canada’s (BoC) upcoming statement is likely to have minimal impact, with investor focus on the Fed’s potential rate cut signal.Earlier expectations of …
Read More »Ahead of FOMC: Investors Still Perplexed About Rate Cut Timing
Following its meeting in March, the Federal Reserve (Fed) is anticipated to make announcements regarding monetary policy and to release the updated Summary of Economic Projections (SEP), also known as the dot plot, on Wednesday. For the sixth consecutive meeting, market participants predict that the US central bank will maintain …
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