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18 Mar 2015
FOMC ahead, will we see a ‘taper tantrum’ repeat? – Blueprint Capital
FXStreet (Barcelona) - Simon Bowles of Blueprint Capital, comments on the expectations surrounding today’s FOMC meeting.
Key Quotes
“Today the is the FOMC with Yellen preparing (perhaps) to signal that she will start raising rates in June or September, ending six years of quantitative easing. The focus will be on the dropping of the word “Patient” from the communique, opening up the way for a June or September rise.”
“Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most powerful hedge fund managers, said the Fed risks triggering a 1937-style stock market slump; less dramatically IMF head Christine Lagarde has warned of consequent instability in emerging markets and a “taper tantrum” repeat.”
Key Quotes
“Today the is the FOMC with Yellen preparing (perhaps) to signal that she will start raising rates in June or September, ending six years of quantitative easing. The focus will be on the dropping of the word “Patient” from the communique, opening up the way for a June or September rise.”
“Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most powerful hedge fund managers, said the Fed risks triggering a 1937-style stock market slump; less dramatically IMF head Christine Lagarde has warned of consequent instability in emerging markets and a “taper tantrum” repeat.”