Tag: Fed rate hike

forex market update
July 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex market update: July 23, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Last week, US President Trump once expressed concern about the strong dollar and the Fed’s interest rate hike, and believed that the strength of the dollar may damage the US economy. This kind of interventionary speech caused the dollar to fall.…

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forex market update
July 18, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex market update: July 18, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Last night, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell attended the hearing. He said that the US economy has maintained strong economic growth in the first half of the year and welcomed the Fed’s continued “gradual” rate hike, which is a hawkish remark. Although…

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March 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex: Hawkish Fed rate hike talk sends USD higher

Donald Trump's first address to Congress last night was expected to inject more volatility into the markets. However he was beaten to the punch by New York Fed President William Dudley, who said in an interview shortly before the US President's speech that he sees a Fed rate hike in the 'relatively near future' - sending…

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September 12, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

How to interpret the probability of a Fed rate hike?

This article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG).   The probability of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike has become an important gauge to traders nowadays. Almost every news channel, or finance article refer to this probability. In this article, we will explain…

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September 18, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Fed stands pat on interest rates, Euro soars 1%

The following analysis is based on research posted at Saxo Bank's Tradingfloor. The original article appears at Tradingfloor.com. For more opinions by leading FX analysts in real time see LeapRate's Forex Research section, or subscribe to our daily Forex Research Newsletter. — The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) surprised traders (or at least half of…

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