In an effort to combat inflation at 40-year highs, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its widely expected decision to raise interest rates for the first time since December of 2018. The Fed said it has decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 0.25 to 0.5 percent. more...
Investors were provided with further insight into the Federal Reserve's decision to change the forward guidance language and indicate a patient approach to raising interest rates in the minutes of the central bank's January monetary policy meeting. more...
The British Pound is pulling back after testing above the 1.3100 level earlier this morning. This capped a strong topside run that showed up after the print of a fresh low less than a week ago. The month of January brought a stretch of strength into GBPUSD that likely caught many by surprise, especially considering the way that the year started for the pair: GBPUSD put in a rather large drop on January 3rd, slipping below 1.2500 temporarily as bears made a push. But the rest of January was marked ...
Heading into a new week, bulls remain confident, buoyed by technical indications and market internals. A rate hike is likely and the commentary surrounding it could spoil the party. The technical picture remains encouraging for bulls, as the major indices seem to be on track to leave behind the 3-month long correction. The Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are all above their 50- and 200-day moving averages, and thanks to the recent rally, ...
Following the decision by the U.S Federal Reserve’s (Fed) Open Markets Committee not to raise interest rates following its two-day meeting, the expectation by the market of an interest rate hike at the end of this year in December is put at 67%. The FOMC has set October for balance sheet reduction. more...
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