News and Analysis of Events and Decisions Made at the US Federal Reserve (the US Fed)
The U.S. Federal Reserve delivered its latest policy update overnight where it left policy settings unchanged and committed to keep interest rates in the 0.25%-0% range for a great while longer.
June 11,2020
The Dollar was crumbling on Wednesday after having broken through a technical support level that broke its fall last week and was on route toward its 2020 lows ahead of the June Federal Reserve (Fed) policy update that will dictate the mood in markets into the weekend.
June 10,2020
The Dollar fimed overnight and was a touch higher early in the Thursday session after the Federal Reserve disappointed speculators who'd been betting the central bank would cut its interest rate before year-end.
May 2,2019
The Dollar slipped lower during morning trading Thursday after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting appeared to confirm that the central bank is unlikely to raise its interest rate at all in 2019, although some analysts are still tipping the greenback for fresh gains this year.
April 11,2019
The Dollar was hobbled by broad-based losses on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) suggested strongly that it will not raise U.S. interest rates at all this year, vindicating the market for having taken a dour view of the policy outlook back in January.
March 21,2019
The Dollar traded buoyantly on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's (Fed) January meeting suggested some policymakers are still keen to raise interest rates this year, seemingly contradicting the market's view that rates are already as high as they're likely to go.
February 21,2019
The U.S. Dollar was clobbered with heavy losses overnight and into the Thursday session after the Federal Reserve (Fed) suggested strongly the interest rate hiking cycle that has supported the Dollar this last year, could now be over.
January 31,2019
The Dollar slumped Friday following the latest commentary from Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers and after inflation data voiced support for the bank's new narrative that it can afford to be "patient" before hiking U.S. interest rates again.
January 11,2019
A major risk for the US Dollar in 2019 is the Federal Reserve abandoning its policy of raising interest rates, a policy widely acknowledged as a driver of multi-year Dollar strength; a scenario predicted by Wall Street veteran Gluskin Sheff.
December 28,2018
The U.S. Dollar retreated further from 18-month highs Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled a landmark shift in its interest rate policy, and could now be on course for even further losses.
December 20,2018
The Dollar rebounded from an earlier trough Wednesday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) raised its interest rate for a fourth time in 2018 but provided a strong signal that it will slow the pace at which it raises borrowing costs next year.
December 20,2018
The U.S. Dollar slumped Friday after November's eagerly-awaited nonfarm payrolls number surprised on the downside and after the report showed wage growth also declining during the recent month.
December 7,2018
USD to be hit by falling interest rate expectations while yield curve inverts signalling possible rate peak and potential U.S. growth slowdown. Inversion signals rising hedging costs disincentivising foreign investment.
December 4,2018
The U.S. Dollar was seen sharply lower against its major competitors in the wake of a much-anticipated speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
November 28,2018
The Dollar was unmoved Wednesday by disappointing third-quarter GDP figures, although the greenback remains on its front foot ahead of an eagerly-awaited speech from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.
November 28,2018
The Dollar extended its rebound from an earlier election-induced slump Thursday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) signalled that it will continue with its plan to raise U.S. interest rates during the months ahead.
November 9,2018
The U.S. Dollar is more likely to strengthen through month-end owing to an especially high number of bonds held by the US Federal Reserve maturing.
October 31,2018
The Pound-to-Dollar rate could benefit from the Federal Reserve's (Fed) push to raise its interest rate above the "neutral" level in the year ahead, because analysts are saying such a move will be a bitter pill for the U.S. greenback to swallow.
October 18,2018
The U.S. Dollar advanced against rivals Thursday after the Federal Reserve dropped some key language from its regular monetary policy statement before upgrading its forecasts for the economy as well as its estimate of how high its interest rate will sit on average over the long-term.
September 27,2018
The US Dollar took a dive Friday after Jerome Powell used a speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming to hint at a possible slowdown in the pace of Federal Reserve rate hikes once into 2019.
August 25,2018
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