Hawkish FED Sends the USD Higher
The FED mob is loose this afternoon (Europeanย time) with Yellen having a chat with the new administration. The thing we all were worried to death about was whether she would keep her job.ย
Weยดre all happy to hear now that Yellen will work side by side with Trump until her course is dueโฆ, in about a year. So, one less thing to worry about.ย
The other issues covered are as follow:ย
โ Wages have gone up but not dramatically
โ She canยดt say whether a rate hike is coming in March or in Juneย
โ Doesnยดt want to decide on interest rates based on fiscal policy speculationsย
Lockhart and Kaplan are also making hawkish comments saying that it would be logical to step off the gas pedal on monetary easing.
This is hawkish stuff, even though they are trying to hide it so the markets donยดt build up on expectations. We will explain all these points tomorrow, but with the Buck 50-60 pips higher across the board you get the message. ย
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