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US: Fed to stick to mid-2015 hike scenario – FOMC preview

Will the Fed turn more dovish next week?

Minutes from the 16-17 December FOMC meeting indicate that the Fed

While you were asleep Oil prices extended their losses to just above USD 50 (Brent front contract) and

Today’s signals from the Fed suggest that the central bank is still serious about raising rates around mid-2015,

The relentless decline in oil prices, caused by persistent over-supply and weak demand,

The ECB is getting more vocal on a potential full-scale QE as inflation and inflation expectations threaten its price-stability mandate.

Minutes from the 28-29 October FOMC meeting indicate that Fed officials were not overly concerned about turbulence in financial markets,

Though the Fed will remain reluctant to send a strong signal for now given so many ‘moving parts’ to

EURCHF on a collision course with EURCHF “floor” EURCHF continues to grind lower, increasing the speculation that it’s only

Today the Fed ended QE and made its forward guidance on rates more data-dependent.

The EUR and the JPY held steady in Asia, trading at 1.274 and 108.1 respectively.

The main event is the Fed meeting tonight. Given the recent market turmoil, the Fedis likely to