Tag: US Federal Reserve
Fed Stuns Markets By Maintaining QE3, Dollar Sinks
Markets were left stunned yesterday with the announcement that the Federal Reserve's much-anticipated plans to scale back its quantitative easing programme have been put...
Septaper – The Big Day Arrives at Last?
After months of speculation, the US Federal Reserve is set to meet today to make a decision on whether to begin scaling back its...
Forex Market Quiet Ahead of Fed Meeting
The dollar moved a bit lower this morning against a basket of major currencies, but the overall trend is towards range trading as markets...
BRICS Countries to Commit $100 billion to FX Fighting Fund
The BRICS group of emerging economies, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are poised to contribute $100 billion to a fighting...
Dollar Index Steady at Six-Week Highs On Strong Economic Data
The US dollar reached a six-week high against a basket of major currencies yesterday, and appears to be staying fairly close to that peak...
Forex Outlook: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward
Expect the USD to surge this week as Ben Bernanke’s plan to inject money to the US economy is approved. However, there are still...
Dollar Looking Nervy Ahead of Release of FOMC Minutes
The big event on the forex market today is the release of the minutes from the last FOMC meeting, which are expected to give...
Economic indicators to identify trends in economic growth and forex
While intraday market volatility in the forex market tends to have no rational basis or predictability, except across very short time frames, the longer-term...
Risk-on, Risk-off forex rallies: Any end in sight?
The USD has been the currency haven of choice when the world goes through a convulsion of fear with risk-associated currencies such as GBP...
