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The Dollar traded buoyantly on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's (Fed) January meeting suggested some policymakers are still keen to raise interest rates this year, seemingly contradicting the market's view that rates are already as high as they're likely to go.

The U.S. Dollar was clobbered with heavy losses overnight and into the Thursday session after the Federal Reserve (Fed) suggested strongly the interest rate hiking cycle that has supported the Dollar this last year, could now be over. 

The Dollar slumped Friday following the latest commentary from Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers and after inflation data voiced support for the bank's new narrative that it can afford to be "patient" before hiking U.S. interest rates again. 

A major risk for the US Dollar in 2019 is the Federal Reserve abandoning its policy of raising interest rates, a policy widely acknowledged as a driver of multi-year Dollar strength; a scenario predicted by Wall Street veteran Gluskin Sheff.

The U.S. Dollar retreated further from 18-month highs Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled a landmark shift in its interest rate policy, and could now be on course for even further losses.

The Dollar rebounded from an earlier trough Wednesday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) raised its interest rate for a fourth time in 2018 but provided a strong signal that it will slow the pace at which it raises borrowing costs next year.

The U.S. Dollar slumped Friday after November's eagerly-awaited nonfarm payrolls number surprised on the downside and after the report showed wage growth also declining during the recent month.

USD to be hit by falling interest rate expectations while yield curve inverts signalling possible rate peak and potential U.S. growth slowdown. Inversion signals rising hedging costs disincentivising foreign investment.

The U.S. Dollar was seen sharply lower against its major competitors in the wake of a much-anticipated speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

The Dollar was unmoved Wednesday by disappointing third-quarter GDP figures, although the greenback remains on its front foot ahead of an eagerly-awaited speech from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.

The Dollar extended its rebound from an earlier election-induced slump Thursday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) signalled that it will continue with its plan to raise U.S. interest rates during the months ahead. 

The U.S. Dollar is more likely to strengthen through month-end owing to an especially high number of bonds held by the US Federal Reserve maturing.

The Pound-to-Dollar rate could benefit from the Federal Reserve's (Fed) push to raise its interest rate above the "neutral" level in the year ahead, because analysts are saying such a move will be a bitter pill for the U.S. greenback to swallow.

The U.S. Dollar advanced against rivals Thursday after the Federal Reserve dropped some key language from its regular monetary policy statement before upgrading its forecasts for the economy as well as its estimate of how high its interest rate will sit on average over the long-term.  

The US Dollar took a dive Friday after Jerome Powell used a speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming to hint at a possible slowdown in the pace of Federal Reserve rate hikes once into 2019.

For the Dollar, not much volatility is expected from today's Federal Reserve meeting (Fed) as the US central bank is not expected to raise interest rates so soon after it hiked in June and recieived wisdom says it would take another hike or similarly bold move to push the US Dollar higher.

The US Dollar fell broadly Thursday even after the Federal Reserve raised its interest rate for a second time in 2018 and signalled to markets that it will soon step up the pace at which it tightens US monetary policy, suggesting the two-month-long rally in the greenback may now be exhausted. 

GBP/USD has fallen to the 1.36s after UK growth stalled in Q1, Brexit uncertainty revived and rising interest rates in the US continue attracting foreign capital.

The flattening of the yield curve has been bothering investors for some time now; those regular followers of Pound Sterling Live will remember this issue is something we were looking at quite a bit back in November 2017 when the phenomenon first hit the radar.

The Federal Reserve raises interest rates and strikes an hawkish tone yet the Dollar falls. We investigate why the Dollar has reacted this way.