{"id":2227,"date":"2021-01-07T08:15:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T08:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youtrading.com\/en\/?p=2227"},"modified":"2021-01-12T10:45:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T10:45:24","slug":"traders-weigh-up-fomc-minutes-and-washington-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youtrading.com\/en\/traders-weigh-up-fomc-minutes-and-washington-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Traders weigh up FOMC minutes and Washington madness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2227\" class=\"elementor elementor-2227\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4f088a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4f088a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51b7da7\" data-id=\"51b7da7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf06f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf06f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Market Recap<\/strong><\/p><p>Yesterday\u2019s FOMC meeting minutes revealed that the US central bank will be providing enhanced guidance over its current Quantitative Easing program. Another key highlight from the FOMC meeting minutes was the caution tone the central bank gave towards the United States economy.<\/p><p>No doubt the FOMC made sure to deliver a cautious tone, so financial market participants do not get too far ahead of themselves with the new \u201cenhanced guidance\u201d. Naturally, any form of enhanced guidance will lead traders and investors to start to think that the FED may be preparing to \u201ctaper\u201d QE.<\/p><p>FOMC members noted that \u201cwith the pandemic worsening across the country, the expansion was expected to slow even further in coming months\u201d. Markets will be calmed by the thought that the central bank will continue to offer support to economy and increase their clarity and transparency towards QE4.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f272f54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f272f54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba54dc4\" data-id=\"ba54dc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b7532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8b7532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/youtrading.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UsaIndMar21-4h-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2230\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-215d7b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"215d7b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9ea10b\" data-id=\"e9ea10b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b0de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84b0de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Markets reacted to the news with traders choosing to sell <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ZsFzPL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gold<\/a>, and buy <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mBrxpW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bonds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3aAQFuu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stocks<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/37m9dMU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US dollar<\/a>. However, financial markets also had to weigh up the events in Washington DC around the same time, so the overall market reaction became somewhat skewed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ed7928 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ed7928\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87e7efd\" data-id=\"87e7efd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bbb8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bbb8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/youtrading.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/gold-1h.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2231\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd81bda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd81bda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f241826\" data-id=\"f241826\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e223319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e223319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The US dollar is currently in limbo as European markets open with traders and investors still digesting the release of yesterday\u2019s FOMC meeting minutes, and the unprecedented events that unfolded in Washington DC yesterday as protestors stormed Capitol Hill.<\/p><p>The situation now appears to be stabilizing in Americas capital city as US Congress have resumed and continue to debate the contested election results in a number of key swing states. Latest news reports suggest that Republicans are now debating the Pennsylvania and Wisconsin election results and may be in for a long evening.<\/p><p>Additionally, traders will have to contend with the prospect of the December Non-farm payrolls number on Friday, which has additional risks surrounding it now following the sombre December ADP private sector report, which contracted by -123,000.<\/p><p><strong>Day Ahead<\/strong><\/p><p>In terms of data during the European session, the EU economy is set to release a raft of important economic data from the month of December. Traders look to EU Consumer Price Index, Consumer Confidence, Retail Sales, Business Confidence, and Industrial Confidence.<\/p><p>The European Union also releases its Economic Bulletin, which replaced the Monthly Bulletin, and is released two weeks after the European Central Bank policy meeting.<\/p><p>EU CPI and Retail Sales are likely to be closely watched. Retail Sales could throw in a few surprises as expectations are currently set very low, with market participants looking for a negative 3.4 percent headline number.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2YAQOVh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EURUSD<\/a> currency has recover back above the 1.2300 level at the time of writing and is certainly on the cusp of its next major move. EU indices also look very bullish at the moment, especially the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2KrHPof\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ger30<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3r2eh13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAC40<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7521006 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7521006\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1baed37\" data-id=\"1baed37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165d0cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"165d0cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/youtrading.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Fra40-1d.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2232\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81d4301 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81d4301\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfd90e1\" data-id=\"dfd90e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7581685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7581685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ra7ySw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTSE100<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Zn4HaM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sterling<\/a> traders will also be on alert as the United Kingdom economy releases PMI Construction data this morning. The FTSE100 is exploding to the upside at the moment as oil related stocks continue to make stupendous gains. Sterling is trading with more of a cautious tone as traders struggle with the 1.3600 handle ahead of tomorrow\u2019s big jobs number.<\/p><p>Perhaps the highlight of the day will be the release of the Weekly and Continuing Jobless Claims from the United States economy. The weekly jobs report is always important, but with the Non-farm payrolls set for release tomorrow, and COVID-19 infections rising, the release will take on extra importance for financial markets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Market Recap Yesterday\u2019s FOMC meeting minutes revealed that the US central bank will be providing enhanced guidance over its current Quantitative Easing program. Another key highlight from the FOMC meeting minutes was the caution tone the central bank gave towards the United States economy. No doubt the FOMC made sure to deliver a cautious tone, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,5,6,2],"tags":[105,59,14,54,178,18,69,57,28,75,67,40,177],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.6 (Yoast SEO v20.11) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Traders weigh up FOMC minutes and Washington madness - Youtrading UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/youtrading.com\/en\/traders-weigh-up-fomc-minutes-and-washington-madness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Traders weigh up FOMC minutes and Washington madness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Market Recap Yesterday\u2019s FOMC meeting minutes revealed that the US central bank will be providing enhanced guidance over its current Quantitative Easing program. 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