by Ryan Littlestone | December 19th, 2018, 20:46:09 | Central Banks, Fed, FOMC, News
Implied probabilities for next year’s hikes are wide open When will the next two hikes come, is the next question for the market to resolve. Right now, it’s an open book as the next hike is pretty much a 35-40% (see 2.5-2.75% band) chance over the whole...
by Ryan Littlestone | December 19th, 2018, 20:21:23 | Central Banks, Fed, FOMC, News
Highlights from the December 2018 FOMC press conference 19 December 2018 Opening remarks Some cross currents have emerged Stronger econ is benefiting most Americans We have seen developments that signal softening Financial market volatility has increased Financial...
by Ryan Littlestone | December 19th, 2018, 19:03:18 | Central Banks, Fed, FOMC, News
Highlights of the December 2018 US Fed FOMC monetary policy meeting 19 December 2018 Prior 2.00% – 2.25% REDUCES EXPECTED HIKES FOR 2019 TO TWO FROM THREE FED SAYS ECONOMY, LABOR MARKET REMAIN STRONG BUT EXPECTS GROWTH TO SLOW TO 2.3 PCT IN 2019 VS 3.0 PCT THIS...
by Ryan Littlestone | December 19th, 2018, 14:08:01 | Central Banks, Fed, FOMC, News
Don’t make trading the FOMC more difficult than it needs to be These days, it seems like every data point and event needs to be dissected and analysed a thousand ways in an effort to come up with an expected outcome. Well, we like to keep things simple at ForexFlow so...
by Ryan Littlestone | November 8th, 2018, 19:03:39 | Central Banks, Fed, FOMC, News, US
Details from the November 2018 US Fed FOMC monetary policy meeting 8 November 2018 Prior rate 2.00% -2.25% November 8, 2018 Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and...
by Ryan Littlestone | November 8th, 2018, 17:16:04 | Fed, FOMC, News
It’s the November FOMC meeting today, here’s what to expect Here’s how to trade tonight’s FOMC. Read this: BBG hike odds 13.4% RTRS hike odds 5.8% 2. Do this; In all seriousness, there is very little...