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Latest Release

Dec 19, 2018

Actual

2.50%

Forecast

2.50%

2.25%

Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members vote on where to set the rate. Traders watch interest rate changes closely as short term interest rates are the primary factor in currency valuation.

A higher than expected rate is positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected rate is negative/bearish for the USD.

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Country:

Currency: USD

Source: Federal Reserve

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Oct 30, 2019	13:00
Sep 18, 2019	13:00
Jul 31, 2019	13:00
Jun 19, 2019	13:00
May 01, 2019	13:00
Mar 20, 2019	13:00

News

Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Friday By Investing.com - Jan 18, 2019

Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Friday, Jan. 18: 1. Global stocks buoyed by U.S.-China trade developments Global stocks hit their highest point...

Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Thursday By Investing.com - Dec 20, 2018

Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Thursday, Dec. 20: 1. Less Dovish Fed Spooks Markets The Federal Reserve raised rates and kept most of its...

Fed Boosts Rates by Quarter Point but Signals Slower Pace of Hikes in 2019 By Investing.com - Dec 19, 2018

Investing.com - The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday, but pivoted toward a slower rate-hike cycle as the economy is expected to cool. The Federal Open Market...

Analysis

Opening Bell: Global Stock Rally Fades; Technicals Weigh On Yields By Pinchas Cohen/Investing.com - Jan 10, 2019

Global rally loses steam, futures point to lower US open Yields, dollar, oil appear to be affected by technicals, in line with equity setback Optimism slightly dented by second-longest US government...

Opening Bell: Futures, Euro Stocks Bounce Ahead Of Fed; Oil Selloff Eases By Pinchas Cohen/Investing.com - Dec 19, 2018

US futures, European shares rebound after Asian weakness Oil selloff eases US stock rebound fails as bears push back bulls VIX hits highest close since February Key Events Hopes that a dovish Fed...

Opening Bell: Futures Buck Global Selling; S&P 500 Hits 14-Month Low By Pinchas Cohen/Investing.com - Dec 18, 2018

Futures bounce back ahead of Fed Yields, dollar fall, gold and yen jump on risk-off S&P 500 sinks to 14-month lows Futures on the S&P 500, Dow and NASDAQ 100 found their footing this...

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S&P/TSX	15,173.00	-181.16	-1.18%
S&P/TSX 60 VIX	18.08	+0.54	+3.08%
S&P 500 VIX Futures	19.92	+1.51	+8.20%
S&P 500 Futures	2,621.62	-49.88	-1.87%
Nasdaq Futures	6,626.00	-166.75	-2.45%
DAX	11,090.11	-46.09	-0.41%
Dollar Index	95.955	-0.038	-0.04%
Bitcoin Futures	3,567.5	-17.5	-0.49%

Crude Oil WTI	52.87	-1.17	-2.17%
Brent Oil	61.37	-1.37	-2.18%
Natural Gas	3.048	-0.434	-12.46%
Gold	1,284.35	+1.75	+0.14%
Silver	15.348	-0.051	-0.33%
US Soybeans	910.00	-6.00	-0.66%
US Cotton #2	73.08	-0.81	-1.10%
Aluminum	1,893.75	+43.75	+2.36%

USD/CAD	1.3350	+0.0060	+0.45%
EUR/USD	1.1364	-0.0001	-0.00%
USD/JPY	109.28	-0.39	-0.35%
GBP/USD	1.2961	+0.0071	+0.55%
CAD/USD	0.7492	-0.0031	-0.41%
EUR/CAD	1.5167	+0.0064	+0.42%
GBP/JPY	141.64	+0.28	+0.20%
USD/CHF	0.9970	-0.0001	-0.01%

BTC/USD	3,647.9	+61.7	+1.72%
ETH/USD	120.49	+2.40	+2.03%
BCH/USD	128.18	+6.72	+5.53%
BTC/CAD	4,768.2	-120.6	-2.47%
LTC/USD	31.580	+0.810	+2.63%
IOT/USD	0.31069	+0.00579	+1.90%
XRP/USD	0.31775	+0.00059	+0.19%
LTC/ETH	0.26788	+0.00390	+1.48%

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Timeframe

EUR/USD

1.1362

-0.0002 -0.02%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

Buy 1

Sell 8

EUR/USD

1.1362

-0.0002 -0.02%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

Buy 1

Sell 8

GBP/USD

1.2961

+0.0071 +0.55%

Summary

Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 6

Sell 6

Indicators:

Buy 1

Sell 7

USD/JPY

109.28

-0.39 -0.35%

Summary

Neutral

Moving Averages:

Buy 6

Sell 6

Indicators:

Buy 5

Sell 1

AUD/USD

0.7119

-0.0039 -0.54%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 0

Sell 12

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 9

USD/CAD

1.3349

+0.0059 +0.44%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 12

Sell 0

Indicators:

Buy 9

Sell 1

EUR/JPY

124.18

-0.45 -0.36%

Summary

Neutral

Moving Averages:

Buy 5

Sell 7

Indicators:

Buy 1

Sell 2

EUR/CHF

1.1329

-0.0001 -0.01%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 0

Sell 12

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 7

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	1.1362	Strong Sell
GBP/USD	1.2961	Sell
USD/JPY	109.28	Neutral
AUD/USD	0.7119	Strong Sell
USD/CAD	1.3349	Strong Buy
EUR/JPY	124.18	Neutral
EUR/CHF	1.1329	Strong Sell

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		Silver
		Copper
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		Natural Gas
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		S&P 500
		DAX
		FTSE 100
		CAC 40
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	Interest Rates	Next Meeting
BOC	1.75%	Mar 06, 2019
FED	2.50%	Jan 30, 2019
BOE	0.75%	Feb 07, 2019
ECB	0.00%	Jan 24, 2019
SNB	-0.75%	Mar 21, 2019
RBA	1.50%	Feb 05, 2019
RBNZ	1.75%	Feb 13, 2019
BOJ	-0.10%	Jan 23, 2019
CBR	7.75%	Feb 08, 2019
RBI	6.50%	Feb 07, 2019
PBOC	4.35%
BCB	6.50%	Feb 06, 2019