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High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading involves a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates more risk and exposure to loss. Before…

The US Federal Reserve today made a major decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points, reducing the federal funds rate range to 4.75% - 5%. The move, the first major cut in more than four years, reflects concerns about the state of…

High Risk Warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage also creates additional risks and exposure to loss.…

High Risk Warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage also creates additional risks and exposure to loss.…

Cut or not cut 50 basis points.As the Federal Reserve’s September meeting approaches, JPMorgan reiterated its call for a 50 basis point rate cut, scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. Following Nick Timiraos’s article highlighting the Fed’s…

High Risk Warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage also creates additional risks and exposure to loss.…

High Risk Warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage also creates additional risks and exposure to loss.…

Today was a roller coaster ride between a mixed non-farm payrolls report and Fed comments.Now that all the cards are on the table, the market is starting to move away from the 50 basis point level. The odds have fallen to 23% from 57%…

The market took a long look at the August nonfarm payrolls data and decided it wasn't weak enough to price in a 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve this month. Initially, the softer headline number and downward revision sent the…

There is more than one option for the Fed.Earlier this month, I wrote about what saved the stock market. It’s also what supports the real economy, and it’s what 99% of financial commentary is about, especially recently.What worries me is…