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U.S. Fed Chair Powell Speaks

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Feb 12, 2019

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Feb. 2018 – Feb. 2022) is to speak. As head of the Fed, which controls short term interest rates, he has more influence over the U.S. dollar's value than any other person. Traders closely watch his speeches as they are often used to drop hints regarding future monetary policy.

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Currency: USD

Source: Federal Reserve

Release Date	Time
Feb 12, 2019	12:45
Feb 06, 2019	19:00
Jan 10, 2019	12:00
Jan 04, 2019	10:15
Dec 06, 2018	18:45
Nov 28, 2018	12:00

News

Gold Prices Rise as India, China Demand Increases, Fed Chairman Powell to Speak By Investing.com - Feb 12, 2019

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Stocks - U.S. Futures Jump as Congress Makes Border Wall Deal By Investing.com - Feb 12, 2019

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Top 5 Things to Know in The Market on Tuesday By Investing.com - Feb 12, 2019

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Analysis

Opening Bell: Huawei Bail Boosts Stocks, Futures; Pound Defies Brexit Crisis By Pinchas Cohen/Investing.com - Dec 12, 2018

Global stocks continue to rally on trade outlook, Canada's bail concession to Huawei FTSE 100, pound and Gilts climb despite looming no-confidence vote Oil prices near $53 on OPEC cuts, trade...

Opening Bell: Global Stocks Leap On Trade Ceasefire; WTI Rallies By Pinchas Cohen/Investing.com - Dec 03, 2018

G20 trade hopes propel global stocks, US futures higher Yields cross 3 percent after risk-on equity rotation WTI jumps 5 percent on OPEC+ breakthrough Pound drops on UK government no-confidence...

Week Ahead: Upbeat Fundamentals, Bearish Technicals; Where Now For Equities? By Pinchas Cohen/Investing.com - Dec 02, 2018

90-day US-Sino tariff hiatus, dovish Fed put stocks back on track But technicals suggest weakness Yields fall below 3% as traders price in a slower path to higher rates Dollar 0.3 percent away from...

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S&P/TSX	15,838.24	+142.26	+0.91%
S&P/TSX 60 VIX	14.41	-1.56	-9.77%
S&P 500 VIX Futures	16.48	+0.15	+0.95%
S&P 500 Futures	2,777.38	+0.38	+0.01%
Nasdaq Futures	7,075.12	+3.87	+0.05%
DAX	11,304.83	+5.03	+0.04%
Dollar Index	96.620	-0.120	-0.12%
Bitcoin Futures	3,802.5	+237.5	+6.66%

Crude Oil WTI	56.41	+0.43	+0.77%
Brent Oil	66.48	+0.23	+0.35%
Natural Gas	2.636	+0.011	+0.42%
Gold	1,329.45	+1.75	+0.13%
Silver	15.787	+0.044	+0.28%
US Soybeans	907.75	+4.75	+0.53%
US Cotton #2	71.89	0.00	0.00%
Aluminum	1,855.50	-1.00	-0.05%

USD/CAD	1.3241	-0.0003	-0.02%
EUR/USD	1.1313	+0.0020	+0.18%
USD/JPY	110.58	+0.10	+0.09%
GBP/USD	1.2917	+0.0027	+0.21%
CAD/USD	0.7551	-0.0001	-0.01%
EUR/CAD	1.4977	+0.0035	+0.23%
GBP/JPY	142.83	+0.41	+0.29%
USD/CHF	1.0035	-0.0015	-0.15%

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ETH/USD	147.23	+18.73	+14.58%
BCH/USD	137.88	+16.68	+13.76%
BTC/CAD	4,721.3	+165.2	+3.63%
LTC/USD	45.900	+3.410	+8.03%
IOT/USD	0.30221	+0.02327	+8.34%
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EUR/USD

1.1313

+0.0020 +0.18%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 0

Sell 12

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 8

EUR/USD

1.1313

+0.0020 +0.18%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 0

Sell 12

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 8

GBP/USD

1.2917

+0.0027 +0.21%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 2

Sell 10

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 9

USD/JPY

110.58

+0.10 +0.09%

Summary

Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 6

Sell 6

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 8

AUD/USD

0.7145

+0.0006 +0.08%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 0

Sell 12

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 7

USD/CAD

1.3241

-0.0003 -0.02%

Summary

Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 7

Sell 5

Indicators:

Buy 4

Sell 2

EUR/JPY

125.10

+0.41 +0.32%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 2

Sell 10

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 9

EUR/CHF

1.1353

+0.0010 +0.09%

Summary

Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 0

Sell 12

Indicators:

Buy 4

Sell 4

Gold

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Silver

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Copper

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Crude Oil WTI

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Brent Oil

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Natural Gas

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

US Coffee C

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Dow 30

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Nasdaq 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

S&P 500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

DAX

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

FTSE 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

CAC 40

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Nikkei 225

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BTC/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

ETH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BCH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BTC/CAD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

LTC/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

IOTA/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

XRP/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

LTC/ETH

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Apple

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Alphabet A

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Bank of America

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

JPMorgan

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Exxon Mobil

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Deutsche Bank AG

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 2Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 5Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 10Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 30Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Euro Bund

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

US 10Y T-Note

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Japan Govt. Bond

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

UK Gilt

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

SPDR DJIA

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

iShares Russell 1000 Growth

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

iShares Russell 2000

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

SPDR S&P 500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

ProShares UltraShort S&P500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

ProShares UltraShort QQQ

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

EUR/USD	1.1313	Strong Sell
GBP/USD	1.2917	Strong Sell
USD/JPY	110.58	Sell
AUD/USD	0.7145	Strong Sell
USD/CAD	1.3241	Buy
EUR/JPY	125.10	Strong Sell
EUR/CHF	1.1353	Sell

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	Interest Rates	Next Meeting
BOC	1.75%	Mar 06, 2019
FED	2.50%	Mar 20, 2019
BOE	0.75%	Mar 21, 2019
ECB	0.00%	Mar 07, 2019
SNB	-0.75%	Mar 21, 2019
RBA	1.50%	Mar 05, 2019
RBNZ	1.75%	Mar 27, 2019
BOJ	-0.10%	Mar 15, 2019
CBR	7.75%	Mar 22, 2019
RBI	6.25%	Apr 04, 2019
PBOC	4.35%
BCB	6.50%	Mar 20, 2019