mask Dollar Strengthen on Fed Minutes & EU Brexit Summit winds up today

18/ 10/ 2018

Dollar Strengthen on Fed Minutes & EU Brexit Summit winds up today

Daily Update - 18th October 2018

Yesterday’s Markets

  • EU Brexit Summit & Consumer Price Index

  • GBP Consumer Price Index

  • USD FOMC Minutes

Yesterday’s explained

EU Brexit Summit remained unclear yet on their policies and Trade Arrangements with the Final day being Thursday we will have a clear indication on their future outlook.

GBP Consumer Price Index resulted negative and this caused the currencies to weaken over the rival yesterday. Analysts believe sterling weakened after inflation fell more than expected in Sept.

US Fed Minutes was the highlight of the day being a booster to the Dollar strengthen and FED also did provide cues that they are open for another Rate Hike for 2018 & many more to come in the year of 2019.

 

Today’s markets

  • EU Brexit Summit

  • USD Initial Jobless Claims

Today’s explained

Second day of EU Brexit Summit will conclude on Thursday & it will give cues for investors globally on the discussions.

US will release their Initial Jobless Claims report which will be indicator on the current Job Sector Growth & adding up to the previous weeks Non-Farm payrolls on how the Economy is reacting to the Interest Rate decision to be made in December.