Stanley Fisher
Plenty for Investors to Fret About
February 2, 2016
Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fisher, heretofore a solid defender of the Fed’s December rate increase and need for several follow-up moves in 2016, conceded that the global outlook continues to darken and that just maybe markets, rather than Fed officials, may have been right in assessing the advisability of tightening and understanding what the U.S. […] More
Mixed Central Bank Signals Lifted the Dollar
November 20, 2015
Stanley Fisher, Vice Fed Chair, said some major central banks, meaning the Fed, could move away from a zero interest rate policy relatively soon, noting also that Fed officials want to avoid the element of surprise and that counterparts in in emerging markets are ready for an initial Fed move. Atlanta Fed President Lockhart indicated […] More
U.S. Jobs Statistics to Dominate this Friday Session
October 2, 2015
Ninety minutes ahead of the U.S. labor force report, the dollar shows small gains of 0.3% against the yen and 0.2% relative to the euro and Swiss franc. The U.S. currency is unchanged against the Australian dollar and down 0.1% versus the loonie, kiwi and sterling. Analysts look for U.S. employment growth in September of […] More
Dollar Up, Oil and European Equities Down on Final Day of the Quarter
March 31, 2015
The dollar rose overnight by 0.8% against the euro, 0.7% versus the Australian dollar, 0.6% relative to the loonie and Swiss franc, 0.3% vis-a-vis the kiwi and 0.1% against the yuan and sterling. But the U.S. currency edged 0.1% lower versus the yen. Oil sank 2.2% to $47.62 per barrel. Comex gold is steady at […] More
