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. The dollar can't make up its mind post-FOMC
(Matching tags: Currency Forecast, Central Banks,FED,Saxo Bank,Forex Fundamentals)

There was something for everyone in last night’s FOMC statement with doves welcoming the fact the “economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended ...

4. New Highs in Forex
(Matching tags: FED,Currency Forecast,Federal Open Market Committee,Currency Trading,FOMC,Federal Reserve,greenback)

It is FOMC day which typically means that the foreign exchange market will be consumed by what the Federal Reserve will say and do this afternoon.  However despite the improvements in U.S. economic data ...

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

... the Fed funds rate will be kept exceptionally low for an extended period. Any change to this sentence would be a big market mover.  ...

7. Stocks Test August Highs
(Matching tags: Technical analysis,Beige Book,Market Recap,US equity indexes,FED,U.S. dollar)

... traders pulled money out of those sectors and put them to work in the industrials and financials. Stocks turned a little jittery when the Fed Beige Book was released early in the afternoon but were able ...

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

... foreign currencies for the System's account during the intermeeting period. The Federal Reserve's total assets were about unchanged, on balance, since the Committee met in June, remaining at approximately ...

9. FOMC Minutes Reveal Cautious Optimism
(Matching tags: Economic Recovery,Federal Open Market Committee,Fed Chairman,FED,FOMC)

... asset purchase program in October, one month later than initially projected. They wanted to slow their purchases to help promote a smooth transition in the market. The minutes reveled that Fed officials ...

10. 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 ...