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  • Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

    From federalreserve.gov

    Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity rose at a solid rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Growth of household spending and business fixed investment slowed in the first quarter. On a 12-month basis, overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy have declined and are running below 2 percent. On balance, market-based measures of inflation compensation have remained low in recent months, and survey-based measures of ... (full story)

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  • Implementation Note issued May 1, 2019

    From federalreserve.gov

    The Federal Reserve has made the following decisions to implement the monetary policy stance announced by the Federal Open Market Committee in its statement on May 1, 2019: • The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System voted unanimously to set the interest rate paid on required and excess reserve balances at 2.35 percent, effective May 2, 2019. Setting the interest rate paid on required and excess reserve balances 15 basis points below the top of the target range for the federal funds rate is intended to foster trading in the federal funds market at rates well within the FOMC's target range. • As part of ... (full story)

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  • Fed holds rates steady, citing lack of inflation pressure

    From cnbc.com

    Federal Reserve officials voted to hold interest rates steady Wednesday, as a lack of inflation pressure outweighed an economy that otherwise is growing strongly. The central bank held its benchmark rate in a target between 2.25% and 2.5%, meeting market expectations though perhaps disappointing President Donald Trump, who earlier this week urged the Fed to cut the rate by 1 percentage point. Trump has cited the lack of inflation as a key reason for a rate cut and said in two tweets Tuesday that economic growth would be much stronger if the Fed would ease the reins on policy. Instead, the policymaking Federal Open ... (full story)

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  • IOER cut: Fed leaves Funds Rate unchanged citing lack of inflation pressure BUT adjusts IOER to 2.35% vs 2.4%. pic.twitter.com/gUxhW3mjPj

    — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) May 1, 2019
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  • Comment #1
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  • May 1, 2019 2:04pm May 1, 2019 2:04pm
  •  thatguy22
  • | Commercial Member | Joined Feb 2015 | 62 Comments
At least FED has the room to cut the rates, while in the EU....
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:05pm May 1, 2019 2:05pm
  •  bs4
  • | Joined Jul 2018 | Status: Member | 59 Comments
So obvious yet, afraid to capitalize.
So much to learn on ever changing market.
market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:08pm May 1, 2019 2:08pm
  •  Ghass1234
  • | Joined Dec 2018 | Status: Member | 1411 Comments
dovish or what ?
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:08pm May 1, 2019 2:08pm
  •  Guest
  • | IP X.XX.18.69
Well, at least they did not lower the rate .... Trump still has resistance in the Fed. Foreign investors will not invest if the rate is low, Trump does not understand this?
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:09pm May 1, 2019 2:09pm
  •  sunpied
  • | Joined Feb 2016 | Status: Member | 270 Comments
Dovish
 
 
  • Comment #6
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  • May 1, 2019 2:10pm May 1, 2019 2:10pm
  •  Elknit
  • | Membership Revoked | Joined Feb 2019 | 10 Comments
Not dovish , market will reverse ...it is not a bad move
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:10pm May 1, 2019 2:10pm
  •  smctrader
  • | Joined Oct 2016 | Status: Member | 370 Comments
Wait for the press conference....that's when the real moves happen.
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:15pm May 1, 2019 2:15pm
  •  hesrondopa
  • Joined Jul 2012 | Status: Member | 138 Comments
time to sell eurusd .... economy is growing strongly and inflation rate stable
Market is always dinamic
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:17pm May 1, 2019 2:17pm
  •  swing77
  • Joined Oct 2015 | Status: Ltf market | 1471 Comments
Quoting hesrondopa
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time to sell eurusd .... economy is growing strongly and inflation rate stable
Ignored
https://youtu.be/-Ed-GNq2EyU
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:21pm May 1, 2019 2:21pm
  •  Ca2m
  • | Joined Dec 2009 | Status: Member | 70 Comments
Hold is the new cut
 
 
  • Comment #11
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  • May 1, 2019 2:28pm May 1, 2019 2:28pm
  •  Mr.To
  • | Joined Jul 2017 | Status: Member | 75 Comments
i think dovish
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:30pm May 1, 2019 2:30pm
  •  smctrader
  • | Joined Oct 2016 | Status: Member | 370 Comments
Jerome about to take the mike to discuss his funny-money.
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:30pm May 1, 2019 2:30pm
  •  rafat habeb
  • Joined Nov 2008 | Status: Swinging 2022 and scalping | 407 Comments
after all, its not bad for usd!! even better than raise with dovish outlook
Let me fill my acount wallet then will take Ur advice
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:31pm May 1, 2019 2:31pm
  •  smctrader
  • | Joined Oct 2016 | Status: Member | 370 Comments
"Job growth stronger than we anticipated."
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:32pm May 1, 2019 2:32pm
  •  smctrader
  • | Joined Oct 2016 | Status: Member | 370 Comments
"Salaries growing strongly, but fixed business investment has slowed."
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:33pm May 1, 2019 2:33pm
  •  smctrader
  • | Joined Oct 2016 | Status: Member | 370 Comments
"Inflation picking back up."
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:34pm May 1, 2019 2:34pm
  •  smctrader
  • | Joined Oct 2016 | Status: Member | 370 Comments
"Monetary policy is very accommodative all over the world."
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:34pm May 1, 2019 2:34pm
  •  Zakattack
  • | Joined May 2018 | Status: Member | 34 Comments
blah
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  • May 1, 2019 2:39pm May 1, 2019 2:39pm
  •  smctrader
  • | Joined Oct 2016 | Status: Member | 370 Comments
This ain't dovish folks.....Uncle Jerome basically saying the economy is very strong, and wages are climbing, and that inflation is running close to target.
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:40pm May 1, 2019 2:40pm
  •  smctrader
  • | Joined Oct 2016 | Status: Member | 370 Comments
On possibility of a rate hike: "Policy stance is appropriate right now - don't see a strong case for moving rates in either direction."
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 2:45pm May 1, 2019 2:45pm
  •  smctrader
  • | Joined Oct 2016 | Status: Member | 370 Comments
Jerome Powell: "Asset prices are elevated but not extremely so. Highly levered corporate balance sheet could exacerbate a downturn."
 
 
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  • May 1, 2019 3:12pm May 1, 2019 3:12pm
  •  seanmcgu
  • | Joined May 2011 | Status: Member | 4 Comments
Thanks smctrader.
 
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  • May 1, 2019 3:31pm May 1, 2019 3:31pm
  •  Expo33
  • Joined Aug 2013 | Status: Member | 365 Comments
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Well, at least they did not lower the rate .... Trump still has resistance in the Fed. Foreign investors will not invest if the rate is low, Trump does not understand this?
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Yea, the man who turned a 10 million loan into 7 billion doing business around the globe doesn't understand .
"Pride always comes before destruction...." -Proverbs 16:18
 
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  • May 2, 2019 1:03am May 2, 2019 1:03am
  •  Guest
  • | IP XX.XXX.213.53
chit reads like toilet paper. Fed be like "we think we're at neutral." Market be like "naw"
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  • Posted: May 1, 2019 2:00pm
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