Tag Archives: FOMC
US Morning Update
The USD’s performance has become increasingly more mixed each morning this week. This has been helped by long USD position covering and
Fed’s Kocherlakota: New Guidance Fosters Policy Uncertainty
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota Friday criticized the central bank’s decision this week to drop numerical thresholds for unemployment and
FI Eye-Opener: Yellen hits the bond market
Bonds took a beating yesterday in the aftermath of the Fed (see more below), while also equities felt pressure. The US 10-year yield ended the day higher by around 10bp,
Daily FX Wrap and Strategy
The NZD was little changed ahead of the FOMC meeting this morning, but has dropped sharply following that release. The NZD/USD is 0.7% lower to 0.8560,
US: Fed’s taper continues – more aggressive rate path
The big surprise from the Fed today was that the projections of the FOMC participants point to a slightly more aggressive path for interest rate increases in 2015 and 2016.
Daily FX Update
Markets are relatively stable leading into today’s FOMC decision. The USD is broadly but immaterially stronger; equities are flat, the US 10‐year is stable at 2.67% and oil prices continue to hoverjust below $100.
Daily FX Update
The market continues to digest developments in Ukraine and the international reaction, including US and European sanctions. Entering tomorrows FOMC meeting,
The Week Ahead in FX
In the week ahead, investors will be looking ahead to Wednesday’s monetary policy announcement by the Federal Reserve. The bank is also to publish its economic forecasts.
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary
U.S. Review Is That Spring in the Air? · Retail sales rebounded after two straight months of declines,
FX Daily
Today’s data calendar is relatively light. France and Italy will release industrialproduction for January and provide important input on the direction of the overalleuro area industrial production data to be released on Wednesday.
US: jobs growth stronger than expected despite bad weather
Today’s stronger-than-expected payrolls data are a very positive sign because the details even suggest that the unusually cold weather was an important drag on February’s jobs growth.
Fed Fisher: To Advocate $10B Taper Per FOMC Meeting
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher Friday said he urged Fed policymakers to continue dialing back its monthly bond purchases at the same pace as they have done at each of its last two policy meetings.