The Federal Reserve releases US FOMC Meeting Minutes where fed officials provide in-depth insights into the economic and financial conditions that influenced their vote on where to set interest rates.
The key highlight from the official statement, "Fed raises target interest rate to 2.25-2.50 pct, reduces expected hikes for 2019 to two from three."
Historical Data Table: FOMC Meeting Minutes | Economic Calendar for 21.12.2018 | ||||||||
Date | 13.06.2018 | 01.08.2018 | 26.09.2018 | 08.11.2018 | 19.12.2018 | 9:30 AM | UK Current Account | ||
Actual | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.25% | 2.25% | 2.50% | 13:30 PM | CAD GDP and Core Retail Sales | ||
Forecast | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.25% | 2.25% | 2.50% | 13:30 PM | US Durable Goods Orders and the Final GDP | ||
Initial Reaction on Main Pairs | Open Position Proportions on 20.12.2018 | ||||||||
Open Price | Close Price | % Change | Longs | Shorts | |||||
AUD/USD | 0.71685 | 0.71494 | -0.27% | AUD/USD | 62.47% | 37.53% | |||
EUR/USD | 1.14297 | 1.1403 | -0.23% | EUR/USD | 25.61% | 74.39% | |||
USD/JPY | 112.223 | 112.343 | 0.11% | USD/JPY | 43.44% | 56.56% | |||
NZD/USD | 0.68504 | 0.6833 | -0.25% | NZD/USD | 72.55% | 27.45% |