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GBP/USD: Hawkish FOMC Minutes Curb Sterling's Big Bid GBP/USD has lost the 1.46 handle on the back of hawkish minutes from the FOMC meeting in April. The minutes showed that most officials saw June hike 'likely' if economy warranted...
USD/CAD Spikes to 1.3000 After FOMC Minutes USD/CAD soared to the 1.3000 area as the greenback rallied across the board after FOMC minutes showed June rate hike is “likely”. According to the minutes, most FOMC members believe a rate hike in June is likely if data showed an improving economy...
USD/JPY Hit Fresh Highs above 110.00 After Fed Minutes USD/JPY broke above previous highs and climbed above 110.00 after the release of the FOMC minutes. The pair peaked at 110.04, the strongest level in three weeks and then pulled back modestly but it was still hovering around the 110...
EUR/USD Drops Sharply as Dollar Soars after FOMC Minutes The US dollar jumped in the market after the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve latest meeting. According to the document, most officials saw a rate hike in June likely if economic conditions warrant...
FOMC Minutes: June Hike 'Likely' Minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee showed most officials saw June hike 'likely' if incoming data showed an improving economy...
FOMC Minutes Preview: What to Expect of EUR/USD? The Federal Open Market Committee will publish the minutes of its April meeting at 18:00 GMT and investors will be scrutinizing the Fed’s language for signs on whether the bank plans to tighten policy further in June...
The 'Big Short': Commodity FX - Morgan Stanley This observation is consistent with global growth differentials offered suggesting that the riskier EM/commodity currency segment does not offer sufficient returns to keep capital locally deployed...
EUR/USD: Bearish Bias, 1.1325/75 Capping Rebounds - Lloyds Analysts from Lloyds Bank pointed out that the 1.1220 could be tested again, but is likely to hold ahead of the FOMC minutes; a break of that level could determine the next move of the EUR/USD pair...