fomc

  1. benwhitecole

    Daily Market Update - July 30, 2026

    fed held at 3.50 to 3.75% yesterday, no surprise there, but the vote was way more hawkish than people were pricing in. 9 to 3, with hammack (cleveland), kashkari (minneapolis) and logan (dallas) all dissenting for a 25bp hike. first time since 2016 you've had three dissents pulling the same...
  2. benwhitecole

    EUR/USD near 1-year lows going into FOMC, is this a Fed story or a Middle East story?

    noticed EUR/USD dipped to like 1.1366 yesterday, lowest since june, GBP/USD pulled back to low 1.33s too. everyone's talking FOMC positioning but feels like the middle east stuff (iran/us tensions, oil spike) is doing just as much here honestly, dollar getting bid as safe haven on top of...
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    To trade or not trade the fomc announcement

    Thoughts on trading the fomc announcement for new and old traders. https://fxblend.wordpress.com/ Check out our pro services page for help while you are there.
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    advice on trading advice

    A quick blog piece on people telling what to trade or trade. And when to do it. From a twenty year market pro. https://fxblend.wordpress.com/