ON THE AIR with Futures with Ben Lichtenstein

I closed out January back on the air live on TD Ameritrade Network’s show, Futures with Ben Lichtenstein. During my segment, I covered the surprise delivered by the Federal Reserve this week as they announced that they would not only shift away from gradual interest rate increases but that they would also maintain their balance sheet. This is a stark contrast from increasing rates AND unwinding quantitative easing. So on the show, we dissected the markets’ reaction to this news.

We also discussed Brexit, of course, and how Parliament is more to blame than Prime Minister Theresa May. What does all this mean for the USD and the GBP? Click to watch the segment below.

Lydia Idem on TD Ameritrade Network
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  1. […] for the Federal Reserve. It makes us wonder if the Fed is trying to get ahead of deflation with its surprise shift in monetary policy just days […]

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