The benchmark funds rate was held unchanged in September by the Fed in a range of 5.25% to 5.5%. Jerome Powell, the chair of the Fed, has provided his forecast on rates, the economy, and the possibility of a gentle landing. The central bank has increased its benchmark borrowing rate …
Read More »Fed’s Dot Plot indicates possible one more rate hike in 2023
According to median projections provided on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve still expects to raise interest rates once more before the end of the year.The median forecast for the federal funds rate at the end of this year, according to the central bank’s most recent Summary of Economic Projections, is 5.6%, …
Read More »Fed’s policy statement adopts obvious hawkish language
the US central bank’s policy statement, following FOMC meeting in September, adopts obvious hawkish language. The Fed said that the economic activity continued to expand at a solid pace and noted that job gains have slowed but remain strong. Moreover, the US central bank reiterated inflation remains elevated and that …
Read More »FOMC leaves interest rate unchanged in September as expected
The US central bank announced on Wednesday that it left the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5.25%-5.5% following the September policy meeting. This decision came in line with the market expectation.The Federal Reserve was widely expected to leave its policy rate unchanged at 5.25%-5.5%. The …
Read More »EUR/USD running for 1.0750 ahead of FOMC decision
As markets position themselves ahead of the Fed, the EUR/USD was breaking to the upside. The Fed is anticipated to maintain current interest rates and provide an updated economic forecast.30 minutes following the release of the data, Fed Chair Jerome Powell will attend a press conference. In the lead-up to …
Read More »USD/CHF declines ahead of Fed decision
The USD/CHF declined by 0.28% on the day to 0.8937. US yields and the DXY index are declining. All eyes are on the Fed’s decision and the updated dot plots. On Wednesday, the USD/CHF lost some ground and declined to the 0.8950 area.The US 10-year yield, after hitting its highest …
Read More »Gold surges on neutral Fed bets, hawkish stance
Gold price delivers a range breakout ahead of the Fed’s monetary policy decision. The yellow metal is trading at $1944.34 per ounce at the time of writing, up by %0.67. The US Dollar remains subdued as the Fed is expected to keep the interest rates unchanged.A steady policy announcement is …
Read More »Market Drivers – FOMC Day Eve, September 19
FOMC’s day will be a busy day. The Asian session will feature New Zealand’s release of Q2 Current Account data, and Japan will report August trade data.The Australian Westpac Leading Index will be released. The focus will be on the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) interest rate decision. Later on …
Read More »How have Treasury yields, US stocks performed ahead of FOMC decision?
The latest US consumer price index data bolstered concerns that the Fed’s latest efforts to bring inflation back to its 2 per cent target might take longer than expected. Rising energy costs pushed the rise in the headline CPI figure to 3.7 per cent in August, above economists’ expectations. A …
Read More »Gold pulls back ahead of FOMC decision
The price of gold rose to $1937.35—a two-week high—before falling to $1931.77—a decrease of 0.06%. In the meantime, the US 10-year Treasury note yield rises to a 16-year high of 4.367%, depressing gold prices.Investors watch the Federal Reserve’s “dot plots” and revised economic estimates closely for signs of a rate …
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