Tag Archives: USD

US: Fed ends QE – FOMC review

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

USD Mid-day Analysis

While the Dollar remains close to Tuesdays low this morning,

The Global Macro Pulse

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

More Scandie weakness in the pipeline

EURUSD: Even though our call yesterday for a potentially completedupward correction was proven wrong we continue to

Fed preview: softer tone on inflation but bar for QE4 is high

At Wednesday’s meeting we expect the Fed to do the following.

USD Mid-day Analysis

While the Dollar is showing some modest early strength to start today, the currency has largely remained within the prior session’s trading range.

The Global Macro Pulse

The USD continued to weaken, albeit only modestly. The EUR ground higher to 1.271,

US: Fed to end QE – FOMC preview

Despite the recent market turmoil, we expect the Fed to end its QE programme at this week’s FOMC meeting,

USD Mid-day Analysis

A pattern of lower highs is starting to surface on the Dollar charts and that is a little surprising in thewake of slack German Ifo readings overnight,

The Global Macro Pulse

The USD has softened. EURUSD has risen to 1.2706 following the announcement of the ECB’s bank stress tests yesterday.

FX: deleveraging over?

With the European bank stress test results out, the banks, if anything, have one minor reason less not to increase lending.

The Week Ahead in FX

In the week ahead investors will be looking ahead to the outcome of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting