FOMC

Dimitri Speck
Seasonal Insights

Event study: How do key interest rate hikes affect stock prices?

Have you ever wondered how stock or commodity prices will behave when futures contracts expire, and when labor market or inflation numbers are published, or when the Fed meets for its FOMC meeting?

January 11, 2023
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Giles Coghlan
Trading Ideas

Go for Gilead?

The FOMC rate decision on Wednesday was as expected with a 50 bps hike. However, the summary of economic projections dot plot showed a higher path of interest rates that would be held for longer. The peak rates projected by…

December 16, 2022
FOMC Gilead Science

Giles Coghlan
Trading Ideas

Shimmering silver in Fed’s Blackout Period!

The outlook for the Federal Reserve is mixed. On one hand the US economy could be heading towards a recession next year. The November FOMC minutes stated that it was the ‘base case’. Slowing business activity, the cost of living,…

December 6, 2022
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