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⏬US100 down 1% during Fed press conference

17 September 2025

Right after the decision, we saw a clear weakening of the dollar in response to the Fed move, which was in line with expectations, but there was uncertainty about what projections the Fed would present. It is worth noting that this is the first cut this year. Last year, the Fed cut rates three times,...

BREAKING: Fed cuts interest rates by 25bp as expected; EURUSD gains! 💲📌

17 September 2025

07:00 PM BST, United States - Interest Rate Projection - 1st Yr (Q3): actual 3.4%; previous 3.6%; 07:00 PM BST, United States - Interest Rate Projection - 2nd Yr (Q3): actual 3.1%; previous 3.4%; 07:00 PM BST, United States - Fed...

📉EURUSD down 0.15% ahead of FOMC

17 September 2025

At 7:00 PM BST, the Federal Reserve will announce its decision on U.S. interest rates. For weeks, the market has been aligned on a 25bp cut — the first since the last reduction from 4.75% to 4.5% in December 2024. Speculation around a potential “jumbo cut” of 50bp is also rising by...

16 December 2020

9:20 PM

Daily summary: Stocks recover during Powell's presser, Bitcoin above $20,000

FOMC boosts economic projections Stocks jump to new session highs during Powell's presser USD gained on monetary policy decision...

8:59 PM

Equities recover during Powell's presser, USD trims gains

Market's reaction to today's FOMC decision shows that it was treated as a hawkish one. USD gained while equities dropped. Stock bulls hoped that...

8:09 PM

💲 USD gains after FOMC decision ❗

FOMC released the latest monetary policy decision. Rates were left unchanged in the 0-0.25% range. Composition as well as pace of asset purchases was not...

6:05 PM

Drive Shack jumps 20% on golf club reopening

Drive Shack (DS.US), the US company offering golf-related entertainment services, is one of the best performing stocks on Wall Street today. Company announced...

4:37 PM

BREAKING: Oil jumps on inventories drop

A weekly report from the US Department of Energy on oil inventories was released at 3:30 pm GMT. Oil inventories: -3.13 mb. Expected: -3.5...

4:00 PM

US OPEN: Wall Street opens flat ahead of FOMC decision

US stocks opened flat, FOMC meeting in the spotlight US100 tests upward trendline Tilray and Aphria to merge into world's biggest...

3:51 PM

BREAKING: US PMIs for December came in mixed

Following a solid European release in the morning, the time has come for the US PMI indices for December. Just as it was the case in terms of European...

2:55 PM

BREAKING: Bitcoin extends gains to top $20,000 for the first time

Bitcoin just hit another milestone in its impressive 2020 run. The cryptocurrency surged to a new all-time high above $20,000, topping the previous peak...

2:35 PM

BREAKING: US retail sales miss expectations

US retail sales data for November has been released at 1:30 pm GMT. Release turned out to be a disappointment as expectations were missed in all major...

11:48 AM

DE30 breaks above 13,500 pts on Brexit hopes

Upbeat PMI data from Germany and France Path to Brexit trade deal exists, says EU Adidas (ADS.DE) considers selling off its Reebok brand European...

11:31 AM

👁‍🗨 What to expect from the Fed ❓

Wednesday is expected to be very intensive on the markets with the calendar full of events and the FOMC meeting (decision 7pm GMT, conference 30 minutes...

10:12 AM

Sterling rises on reports of Brexit-deal progress

British pound climbed 0.4% after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that while she could not say whether there would or would not...

9:47 AM

📈DE30 surges on upbeat PMIs📈

Major bourses in Europe are trading in the green on Wednesday after fresh PMIs for France and Germany surprised on the upside. French data released at...

8:42 AM

Economic calendar: Stimulus talks and FED in focus

FOMC meeting Private sector PMI figures from Europe and the US US sales data It’s a particularly busy day on the economic calendar, with...

7:23 AM

Morning wrap (16.12.2020)

US indices finished yesterday's session higher. The Dow Jones climbed 1.1%, S&P 500 jumped 1.3% and Nasdaq gained 1.3%. Positive moods prevail...

15 December 2020

7:11 PM

Daily summary: US stocks higher on stimulus hopes

European equities mostly higher on Brexit trade deal hopes EU publishes sweeping rules for tech giants US stocks rise on stimulus talks European...

4:46 PM

Baidu is considering entering the electric vehicle market

Baidu (BIDU.US) stock surged more than 10% after the company announced that it was considering starting production of its own electric cars and has held...

3:54 PM

US OPEN: Wall Street opens higher as investors monitor stimulus talks

Congress continues negotiations on another economic relief package Electoral College vote affirms Biden's win FDA staff said Moderna’s...

3:23 PM

US industrial production slightly above expectations

Industrial production in the US increased 0.4% in November over the previous month and slightly beating market expectations of 0.3%. Still,...

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⏬US100 down 1% during Fed press conference

BREAKING: Fed cuts interest rates by 25bp as expected; EURUSD gains! 💲📌

📉EURUSD down 0.15% ahead of FOMC

Daily summary: Stocks recover during Powell's presser, Bitcoin above $20,000

Equities recover during Powell's presser, USD trims gains

💲 USD gains after FOMC decision ❗

Drive Shack jumps 20% on golf club reopening

BREAKING: Oil jumps on inventories drop

US OPEN: Wall Street opens flat ahead of FOMC decision

BREAKING: US PMIs for December came in mixed

BREAKING: Bitcoin extends gains to top $20,000 for the first time

BREAKING: US retail sales miss expectations

DE30 breaks above 13,500 pts on Brexit hopes

👁‍🗨 What to expect from the Fed ❓

Trade of the day – USDNOK (16.12.2020)

Sterling rises on reports of Brexit-deal progress

📈DE30 surges on upbeat PMIs📈

Economic calendar: Stimulus talks and FED in focus

Morning wrap (16.12.2020)

Daily summary: US stocks higher on stimulus hopes

Baidu is considering entering the electric vehicle market

US OPEN: Wall Street opens higher as investors monitor stimulus talks

US industrial production slightly above expectations

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