The past week has seen heightened market volatility surrounding monetary policy decisions from major central banks, along with a deluge of company results in the thick of earnings season. The US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan both moved markets this past week with their policy statements, and more loom ahead with the Reserve Bank of Australia and Bank of England providing their own rate decisions and statements next week. The Fed opted once again to refrain from raising interest rates, as expected, after its two-day meeting concluded on Wednesday. Although the central bank acknowledged economic improvements, most ... (full story)