Entries Categorized as 'FOMC'
June 23, 2008
Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 6:47 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
In the Financial Papers:
Podcast Covers:
Saudi oil boost fails to alleviate concerns
Eurozone indicators raise stagflation fears
Fed Fund Futures Flawed?
Dollar to get No Fed Aid?
More IPOs Are Pulled Than Priced
Capital Flow […]
Posted in FX Radio, Bernanke, Fed Rate Cut, Forex Podcast, Bloomberg, euro, Federal Reserve, Crude Oil Prices, FOMC, ECB 
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April 30, 2008
**Catch me on Fox Business around 8:30am ET tomorrow (May 1)
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25bp to 2 percent, which was right in line with the market’s expectations. However the US dollar sold off because the market was disappointed that the central bank did not give them more. This appears to […]
Posted in Fed Rate Cut Expectations, Fed Rate Cut, Bernanke, FOMC, Federal Reserve No Comments »
April 28, 2008
After hitting a high above 1.60, the EUR/USD has fallen over 400 pips. The failure to extend far beyond 1.60 should not be all that surprising if you have been following my posts. Last Tuesday, when the Euro broke 1.60, I pointed out that the lack of major option barriers above 1.60 suggested […]
Posted in Wall Street Journal, US Economy, Fed Rate Cut Expectations, non-farm payrolls, Inflation, Fed Rate Cut, Bernanke, ECB, Federal Reserve, FOMC, euro, US Dollar 5 Comments »
March 18, 2008
The Federal Reserve under delivers. The futures market was pricing in a 100bp rate cut but they cut the Fed funds and discount rates by only 75bp. Even though the US dollar has rallied on the heels of the announcement, don’t expect this strength to last because the Federal Reserve is playing a […]
Posted in Wall Street Journal, USD/CAD, Fed Rate Cut Expectations, US Economy, Fed Rate Cut, Federal Reserve, FOMC, Bernanke, US Dollar 1 Comment »
March 17, 2008
After surprising the markets with a 25bp discount rate cut on Sunday and extending the discount rate window to investment banks, the Federal Reserve is set to make another historic move by cutting interest rates 100bp tomorrow.
This would be the first time in over 23 years that the central bank has cut interest […]
Posted in Fed Rate Cut Expectations, Fed Rate Cut, FOMC, Federal Reserve 1 Comment »
March 7, 2008
The US dollar has fallen to a record low against the Euro and an 8 year low against the Japanese Yen this past week. Here are 5 reasons why I think the weakness will continue:
1. Non-Farm Payrolls Will Continue to Fall
For 2 months in a row, jobs decreased in the US economy. I expect […]
Posted in Wall Street Journal, retail sales, Fed Rate Cut Expectations, non-farm payrolls, US Economy, Fed Rate Cut, payrolls, Forex News, FOMC, US Treasuries, US Dollar No Comments »
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