1. Will Hawkish Fed Help The Dollar?
(Matching tags: Forex Fundamentals,Ben Bernanke,FED)

For the second time in the past two days Fed officials have assumed a more hawkish posture with respect to monetary policy  in a clear  attempt to strengthen the dollar. In a presentation to an economics ...

2. A Change of Policy From the Fed?
(Matching tags: Ben Bernanke,FED,Central Banks)

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke stated last night that the US central bank will be ready to tighten monetary policy as economic conditions improve prompting a reflex rally in the dollar especially against the ...

3. FOMC Statement September 23, 2009
(Matching tags: Central Banks,Federal Reserve,Federal Open Market Committee,Ben Bernanke)

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August suggests that economic activity has picked up following its severe downturn. Conditions in financial markets have improved further, ...

4. Why Did the Dollar Tank after FOMC?
(Matching tags: Federal Reserve,Ben Bernanke,Interest Rates,Federal Open Market Committee,Market Comment,Central Banks,FOMC)

The U.S. dollar collapsed after the Fed meeting as currency traders interpreted the FOMC statement as a green light to sell dollars.  The Fed did exactly what the market had anticipated in terms of upgrading ...

5. FOMC Preview
(Matching tags: Central Banks,Ben Bernanke,Federal Open Market Committee,Fed Chairman,FED,FOMC,Forex Fundamentals)

 The countdown to the FOMC meeting has begun. The Federal Reserve is set to announce their monetary policy decision on Wednesday afternoon at 2:15pm ET. U.S. interest rates have been sitting at a record ...

6. FOMC Preview: 3 Questions for the Fed
(Matching tags: Forex Fundamentals,Ben Bernanke,Federal Reserve,FOMC)

The countdown to the FOMC meeting has begun.  The Federal Reserve is set to announce their monetary policy decision on Wednesday afternoon at 2:15pm ET.  U.S. interest rates have been sitting at a record ...

7. FOMC: Preview of Policy Meeting
(Matching tags: U.S. dollar,FED,Central Banks,FOMC,Ben Bernanke,Fed Chairman)

Economic data have continued to improve and we believe that this will be noted in the FOMC statement. Inflation pressures on the other hand remain subdued. Hence we expect the statement to reiterate that ...

8. BoE ponders deposit rate cut for banks and GBP pounded for heavy losses. US saw strong Retail Sales advance in August.
(Matching tags: Ben Bernanke,Forex Fundamentals,Saxo Bank,Technical analysis)

At the last BoE meeting, sterling got some measure of relief as the bank decided not to move forward with rumored measures to cut the deposit rate for banks who held their reserves at the central bank. ...

9. Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee
(Matching tags: Fed Chairman,Federal Open Market Committee,Ben Bernanke,FED)

The Manager of the System Open Market Account reported on recent developments in domestic and foreign financial markets. The Manager also reported on System open market operations in Treasury securities, ...

10. What Does Bernanke's Renomination Mean For FX?
(Matching tags: Great Depression,FOMC,Barack Obama,Ben Bernanke,Fed Chairman)

According to senior administration officials President Obama will nominate Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday. Mr. Bernanke whose nomination is expected to be confirmed ...

11. EURUSD and JPY crosses tick higher again ahead of key US confidence data. What can stand in the way of the bulls?
(Matching tags: Forex Market,Ben Bernanke,Saxo Bank,Economic Recovery)

Obama plans to reappoint Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke - a move that makes sense given the impression on the surface of things that the US economy and financial system have been stabilized and are even on ...

12. FOMC Statement August 12, 2009
(Matching tags: Federal Open Market Committee,Ben Bernanke,FED,Federal Reserve,Monetary Policy,FOMC,Economic Recovery,mortgage-backed securities)

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June suggests that economic activity is leveling out. Conditions in financial markets have improved further in recent weeks. Household ...