Here is my dissection of the March 16 Fed Statement
FOMC Statement March 16, 2010
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has continued to strengthen and that the labor market is stabilizing ( upgraded “from deterioration in the labor market is abating”). Household spending is expanding at a [...]
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Dissecting the Fed Statement
March 16, 2010
How Does the Fed “Print Money?”
March 18, 2009
With the Fed’s announcement today, many people may be wondering “How does the Fed print money?” Here is a snippet from my Daily Piece on Currencies.
Most of the time when we say that a central bank “prints money” that does not mean that they actually fire up the electronic version of a printing [...]
Video: Kathy Lien Talking about Fed’s Rate Decision
March 18, 2009
I was on the Business News Network talking about the implications of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy announcement. They “note” that they are talking about is my FOMC Instant Insight posted on FX360.com. They are on the free mailing list, so make sure you get on as well.
Here is basically what they announced:
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FOMC Decides Next 1% Move in EUR/USD
March 18, 2009
The Euro has surged to 1.3157, a six week high against the U.S. dollar. The currency pair’s strength is a big departure from the price action of the other majors currencies this morning, which have weakened across the board. The break of the old highs opens the door for a move above the [...]
How Has the Economy Fared Since the Last FOMC Meeting?
March 17, 2009
The biggest event risk this week is tomorrow’s FOMC rate decision and unfortunately the Fed could serve up a big plate of disappointment. Recent economic data has been mixed. The following chart which illustrates how economic data has changed since the January FOMC meeting and we can see that there have been improvements [...]
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