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Release Date	Time
Jan 29, 2025	20:30
Dec 18, 2024	20:30
Nov 07, 2024	20:30
Sep 18, 2024	19:30
Jul 31, 2024	19:30
Jun 12, 2024	19:30

News

Gold prices steady with Fed in focus, copper retreats from 11-mth peak By Investing.com - Mar 20, 2024

Investing.com-- Gold prices moved little in Asian trade on Wednesday, steadying from recent volatility as markets looked to the Federal Reserve for more cues on interest rate cuts in 2024. Among...

Asia FX flat as dollar rises before the Fed; yen plumbs 4-mth lows By Investing.com - Mar 20, 2024

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies moved little on Wednesday amid caution before more signals on interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve due later in the day, with the dollar sitting at...

Asian stocks muted before Fed meeting; KOSPI outperforms on AI cheer By Investing.com - Mar 20, 2024

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks steadied in cautious trade on Wednesday as markets awaited more cues on U.S. interest rates from the conclusion of a Federal Reserve meeting later in the...

Analysis

The Fed Won't Get to Be Boring for Too Long By Claudia Sahm - Just Now

The Fed’s meeting lived up to expectations: boring. Boring is fine. They kept the federal funds rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%. The only market reaction resulted from some heavy-handed...

A Day of High Drama Awaits as Fed and 'Mag 7' Earnings Take Center Stage By Jesse Cohen - Jan 29, 2025

Investors are gearing up for what is expected to be one of the busiest days of the year. The Federal Reserve will announce its January rate decision, followed by Jerome Powell’s post-meeting press...

Is It 'Pretty Clear' We’ve Avoided a Recession? By Gary Tanashian - Dec 20, 2024

In response to a media member, who at Wednesday’s post-FOMC press conference, asked Jerome Powell if he thinks we’ve avoided the recession that everyone [read: the media and its obsession with the...

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