Day: September 27, 2018

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  Federal Reserve hikes rates to 2.00-2.25%, as expected

  FOMC raises interest rates by 25 basis points The Federal Reserve hiked rates for the third time this year, pushing the Fed funds rate to[...]
  2018-09-27 22:10:48

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  What changed: Here's the old dot plot and the new dot plot

  Today's dot plot compared to the June dot plot The June dot plot: The dot plot released Sept 26, 2018: ForexLive
  2018-09-27 22:10:48

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  Here are the new Federal Reserve economic forecasts

  New Federal Reserve forecasts Sept 26, 2018: GDP: - 2018 - 3.1% vs 2.8% prior - 2019 - 2.5% vs 2.4% prior - 2020 - 2.0%[...]
  2018-09-27 22:10:48

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  What to watch for in Powell's FOMC press conference

  Powell to speak at 2:30 PM ET (1830 GMT) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hosts a press conference at the bottom of the hour. He[...]
  2018-09-27 22:10:48

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  Watch live: Powell's press conference

  Watch Powell live Here's . what to watch for ForexLive
  2018-09-27 22:10:48

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  Five things we learned from the Federal Reserve

  Takeaways from the FOMC The lesson from every Fed meeting is that the price action never matches the hype and that was no different today.[...]
  2018-09-27 22:09:06

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  FOMC responses coming in

  The talking point seems to be the Federal Open Market Committee removing 'accommodative' from the statement Plenty of 'we were surprised by that' type responses[...]
  2018-09-27 22:09:06

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  Powell opening statement: Our economy is strong, inflation is low and stable

  Powell opening statement - The benefits of the economy aren't spreading wide enough - Gradual return to normal rates is helping to sustain economy -[...]
  2018-09-27 22:09:06

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  Powell Q&A: We're able to raise rates then wait-and-see how economy reacts

  Powell answers questions from the media On accommodative. Powell is making the Frankenstein argument. Basically saying they created a monster and are trying to kill[...]
  2018-09-27 22:09:06

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  Dollar Mixed After U.S. GDP Data

  The U.S. GDP data for the second quarter and weekly jobless claims for the week ended September 22 have been released at 8:30 am ET[...]
  2018-09-27 19:29:08

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