17 December 2015 'Dovish' US Interest Rate Hike Limits Downside in EM Foreign Exchange

The majority of EM countries must be breathing a sigh of relief after the US Federal Reserve delivered a dovish hike, limiting downside pressure of their currencies in 2016.  

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17 December 2015 FOMC Has Finally Lifted US Rates, Cities Robust Economy

On December 16, 2015, the FOMC raised its interest rate by 25bps, as was largely predicted, but with dovish sentiments.

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17 December 2015 U.S Dollar in the Wake of the Fed Decision: The Pro's Give Their Predictions

The Fed increased interest rates by a quarter of a percent at its December rate meeting on Wednesday, but what did opinion-makers make of the move? 

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15 December 2015 US Dollar: Even the Bears are Long USD According to BofA survey

Being long the dollar is the โ€œmost crowded-tradeโ€ according to over half the respondents of a key money-manager survey, conducted by Bank of America Merril Lynch, in December.   

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15 December 2015 Deutsche: US Fed to Front-Load Interest Rate Rises with 75bps in Hikes Before mid-2016

Economists at Deutsche believe the Fed will aggressively front-load its rate hike plans, raising rates by 0.75% by the middle of 2016. 

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11 December 2015 GBP/USD Forecast: Stopped by Resistance at Top Border of Falling Wedge Pattern

Cable has hit resistance from a cluster of levels, including the 50-day MA, at the upper border of a falling wedge pattern on the daily chart.

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10 December 2015 As the US Dollar Struggles Here are Commerzbank's Notes on GBPUSD, EURUSD and AUDUSD

Lingering uncertainty on the US economic outlook ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee expected rate hike has subdued the marketโ€™s response to good US economic data and put the USD under near โ€ฆ

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