Share: The NZD/USD reversed its course and fell towards 0.5930, after reaching a high of 0.5985. The US Dollar strengthened on the back of rising US yields after the Fed’s hawkish pause. The Fed kept rates at 5.25-5.50% as expected. The bank reduced projections of 100 bps of rate cuts in 2024 to
FOMC INTEREST RATE DECISION KEY POINTS The Fed hit the pause button at its September meeting, holding interest rates at a 22-year high of 5.25% to 5.50%. Policymakers upgraded their GDP outlook and reduced the core PCE projection for the year. Meanwhile, the dot-plot continued to signal another hike in 2023. Gold and the U.S.
Pre-QA comments from chair Powell: Fed is squarely focused on dual mandate Fed has covered a lot of ground, full of facts have yet to be felt We can proceed carefully Our decisions will be based on assessments of data and risks Growths in real GDP has come in above expectations Consumer spending particularly robust
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© Reuters. Investing.com – The U.S. dollar traded in a steady fashion in Europe Wednesday ahead of the conclusion of the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting, while sterling weakened after a surprise drop in the headline U.K. inflation rate. At 03:10 ET (07:10 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of
Euro (EUR/USD, EUR/GBP) Analysis Markets Await the Fed’s Summary of Economic Projections for Clues The euro has recovered a large portion of losses against the dollar, as markets look to the updated quarterly forecasts known as the summary of economic projections for clues. EUR/USD dropped immediately after the ECB decided to hike interest rates, for
Share: Markets have already written the script for the Fed today: a hawkish hold, and an unchanged 2023 dot plot. Any FX action would depend on potential revisions to the 2024 dots, economists at ING report. FOMC not a huge event for the Dollar The overall message by the Fed should be supportive
Share: The index trades within a tight range just above 105.00. The FOMC meeting will take centre stage later in the session. The Fed is expected to keep rates unchanged on Wednesday. The greenback attempts some consolidative move in the low 105.00s when measured by the USD Index (DXY) ahead of the opening
US Dollar Scenarios Ahead of FOMC – Price Setups: The US dollar’s short-term uptrend remains intact ahead of the FOMC meeting. The Fed is highly likely to keep rates unchanged. The Statement of Economic Projection could be particular interest. How is the greenback likely to react? Recommended by Manish Jaradi Trading Forex News: The Strategy
Further de-risking took hold of Wall Street overnight, as the usual caution persisted in the lead-up to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, albeit with some paring of losses into the latter half of the session. Treasury yields resumed their ascent to retest their multi-year highs, seemingly reflecting increased positioning for a hawkish-pause scenario
