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USD Rallies after Hawkish Statements from Fed


February, 16 2017
watermark Economic news

The US dollar was able to reverse its losses and reach its highest value for this month as Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s comments came out to be very hawkish. The Fed chair stated yesterday that the timing is right for the central bank to implement another rate hike in the coming months, and that it would be impractical to hold off this particular event any longer. This increased the probability of a rate hike this March, and lent support for the USD’s value which has been gaining momentum during the past week.


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