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  • Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

    From federalreserve.gov

    Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Household spending has continued to grow strongly, while growth of business fixed investment has moderated from its rapid pace earlier last year. On a 12-month basis, both overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy remain near 2 percent. Although market-based measures of inflation compensation have ... (full story)

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  • Fed holds rates stable, pledges 'patient' approach, expects 'ample' balance sheet

    From cnbc.com

    The Federal Reserve opted not to raise interest rates during its policy meeting this week and pledged that future moves will be done patiently and with an eye toward how economic conditions unfold. In a statement Wednesday, the central bank voted unanimously to hold its policy rate in a range between 2.25 percent and 2.5 percent. The decision came along with a statement on the Fed's balance sheet indicating that policymakers will consider adjusting the reduction of the central bank's bond portfolio if conditions warrant. Officials in that statement also said they expect to operate with "an ample supply" of bank ... (full story)

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  • Here's what changed in the new Fed statement

    From cnbc.com

    This is a comparison of Wednesday's FOMC statement with the one issued after the Fed's previous policymaking meeting on December 13. Text removed from the December statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle. Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined. Black text appears in both statements.

Hi i have bug in my plaform; i see no whipsaws on fomc
Another QE hint..Balance sheet dovishness..
wtf selling usd
thanks for the lunch money fomc
thanks robber banks. easiest read in a while.
1.1490... 1530 then 1555 of course target.
Thank u so much FED and now Speech is more dovish Sell $ ....
There's nothing remotely hawkish in any of this
The Fed has moved to a neutral stance Dollar getting killed
Its good USD say it near rate is up 0.25℅
But scalped
This is the kind of news you call “cream of the crop”
Mentioned last Friday
Short
AUD number Uno
Fed staying on the side line at the same time other central banks are contemplating cutting interest rate which should be bullish for dollar.
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Fed staying on the side line at the same time other central banks are contemplating cutting interest rate which should be bullish for dollar.
should be , but.....
May be just bring it for better place to buy it
we should see
keeping it bearish on the USD for 2019
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