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Bank of England, Federeal Reserve keep rates on hold, US stock market surges

adminFffFF0or31rMarch 21, 2025

by adminFffFF0or31rMarch 21, 202503

Kenneth Fisher Market Analyst A highly experienced financial market analyst with a focus on fundamental analysis, Kenneth Fisher’s daily commentary covers a broad range of...

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Federal Reserve blackout is over – Goolsbee and Williams among speakers Friday

adminFffFF0or31rMarch 21, 2025

by adminFffFF0or31rMarch 21, 202503

1230 GMT/ 0830 US Eastern time Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee appears on CNBC Goolsbee tends towards the more dovish end of...

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South African reserve bank leaves repo rate unchanged at 7.50%

adminFffFF0or31rMarch 20, 2025

by adminFffFF0or31rMarch 20, 202505

CPI seen at 3.6% this year vs 3.9% prior GDP growth seen at 1.7% vs 1.8% prior Proposed VAT increases would add about 0.2 pp...

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A political Federal Reserve risks weakening the US dollar’s reserve status

adminFffFF0or31rMarch 19, 2025

by adminFffFF0or31rMarch 19, 202505

High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and...

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Federal Reserve projections have a somewhat ‘stagflationary’ feel says Goldman Sachs.

adminFffFF0or31rMarch 19, 2025

by adminFffFF0or31rMarch 19, 202504

A take on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) from Goldman Sachs Asset Management: The Federal Reserve struck a “cautious tone” at its latest policy...

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How Federal Reserve pricing for this year changed since the FOMC decision

adminFffFF0or31rMarch 19, 2025

by adminFffFF0or31rMarch 19, 202503

Ahead of the FOMC decision, the Fed funds futures market was pricing in 55 basis points of easing this year. That’s shifted to 65 bps...

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US retail sales “point to rising consumer strain”, but Fed Reserve to stay on the sideline

adminFffFF0or31rMarch 17, 2025

by adminFffFF0or31rMarch 17, 202508

The US retail sales data released on Monday was a huge miss: With two months of 2025 retail sales data now in hand, signs of...

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Michelle Bowman will be the new Federal Reserve Vice-Chair For Supervision

adminFffFF0or31rMarch 12, 2025

by adminFffFF0or31rMarch 12, 202505

Current Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman Financial Times with the report. Bowman will replace Michael Barr: Fed’s Barr will resign from banking supervision role...

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There are no Federal Reserve speakers this week – it's the pre-FOMC 'blackout' period

adminFffFF0or31rMarch 10, 2025

by adminFffFF0or31rMarch 10, 202506

The Federal Reserve blackout period is a designated time frame during which Federal Reserve officials are restricted from making public comments about monetary policy. This...

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US state Utah has dropped its plan for a Bitcoin reserve

adminFffFF0or31rMarch 10, 2025

by adminFffFF0or31rMarch 10, 202508

Utah lawmakers have approved a Bitcoin-related bill, but only after removing a key provision that would have allowed the state treasurer to invest in Bitcoin....