Why the Fed Can Afford to Pause

This morning, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Kohn made the most explicit comment that we have heard from a central bank official to date about pausing in June. He said that the “economy, markets should gradually improve” and “monetary policy appears to be appropriately calibrated for now to promote [...]

Posted in Fed Rate Cut, Fed Rate Cut Expectations, Federal Reserve, Forex, US Dollar, euro No Comments »

Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 6:14 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:

 
Podcast Covers:
Fed Vice Chairman Signals Pause
US Producer Prices Mixed
German PPI vs. ZEW
Australia RBA minutes indicate concerns on high inflation, growth uncertainty, hawkish stance
Bank of Japan Kept [...]

Posted in Australian Dollar, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, Bernanke, Bloomberg, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, DailyFX, Dow, FX Radio, Forex Podcast, Home Sales, Housing Market, Japanese Yen, US Dollar, US Economy, USD/CAD, Wall Street Journal No Comments »