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What are the foreign exchange rates, Treasury rates, and reference rates as reported by the Federal Reserve as of 7:29 pm, EST

Foreign exchange rates. EUR/USD=1.1036 GBP/USD=1.2775 AUD/USD=0.6605 NZD/USD=0.6127 USD/CHF=0.8713 USD/JPY=141.7900 (Are you looking for a prop trade challenge? http://toptiertrader.com/?ref=1449 ) Treasurys. 30-yr=4.20% 10-yr=4.02% Reference rates. Discount Window=5.50% Interest on Reserve Balances=5.40 Effective Federal Funds Rate=5.33% Overnight Reverse Repo Rate=5.30% Sources: Board of Governors-Federal Reserve System. Federal Reserve Bank of New York. (Where are traders looking for … Continue reading What are the foreign exchange rates, Treasury rates, and reference rates as reported by the Federal Reserve as of 7:29 pm, EST

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What are the foreign exchange, Treasurys, and interest rates reported by the Federal Reserve as of 8 August 2023, 11:30 pm EST

Foreign exchange EUR/USD=1.1036 GBP/USD=1.2775 AUD/USD=0.6605 NZD/USD=0.6127 USD/CHF=0.8713 USD/JPY=141.7900 Treasurys 30-year=4.27% 10-year=4.09% (Ready to raise your trading game? http://toptiertrader.com/?ref=1449 ) Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Rates Discount Window Rate=5.50% Effective Federal Funds Rate=5.33% Interest on Reserve Balances=5.40% Overnight Reverse Repo Purchase Rates=5.30% Sources: Board of Governors-Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. (Do … Continue reading What are the foreign exchange, Treasurys, and interest rates reported by the Federal Reserve as of 8 August 2023, 11:30 pm EST

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How is government managing the currency today, 3 July 2023

Foreign exchange Currency pair x-rates.com OANDA USD/EUR 0.9171 0.9168 USD/GBP 0.7890 0.7877 USD/AUD 1.5035 1.5029 USD/NZD 1.6289 1.6303 USD/CHF 0.8994 0.8957 USD/JPY 144.9275 144.9275 * Rates as of 8:45 am, 3 July 2023 I am taking a different approach to following the foreign exchange markets with an emphasis on how well the Executive (Government) is … Continue reading How is government managing the currency today, 3 July 2023

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What is the foreign exchange market and why is it important?

Foreign exchange rates as of 9:20 am EST, 1 July 2023 Currency pair Federal Reserve (1) x-rates.com OANDA EUR/USD 1.0887 1.0904 1.0884 GBP/USD 1.2701 1.2689 1.2662 AUD/USD 0.6687 0.6660 0.6639 NZD/USD 0.6149 0.6138 0.6105 CHF/USD 1.1137 1.1166 1.1140 JPY/USD 0.0070 0.0069 0.0069 What is the foreign exchange market? Financial media website Investopedia defines the foreign … Continue reading What is the foreign exchange market and why is it important?

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Interbank market news scan: Foreign exchange rates as of 8:01 am EST.

Currency pair Federal Reserve System (1) x-rates.com OANDA EUR/USD 1.0887 1.0930 1.0934 GBP/USD 1.2701 1.2655 1.2681 AUD/USD 0.6687 0.6636 0.6626 NZD/USD 0.6149 0.6097 0.6095 CHF/USD 1.1137 1.1179 1.1163 JPY/USD 0.0070 0.0069 0.0069 Today’s definition: What is an introducing broker? Investopedia, a financial information website, defines an introducing broker as: ” [A] broker in the futures markets who … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Foreign exchange rates as of 8:01 am EST.

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Interbank market news scan: Foreign exchange rates as of 8:43 am EST

Currency pair Federal Reserve System(1) x-rates.com OANDA EUR/USD 1.0887 1.0931 1.0944 GBP/USD 1.2701 1.2635 1.2737 AUD/USD 0.6687 0.6609 0.6694 NZD/USD 0.6149 0.6076 0.6173 CHF/USD 1.1137 1.1137 1.118 JPY/USD 0.0070 0.0069 0.0070 Rates reflected in American terms. (Are you ready to take trading to the next level? http://toptiertrader.com/?ref=1449) Today’s definition: Retail foreign exchange dealer Investopedia offers … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Foreign exchange rates as of 8:43 am EST

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Interbank market news scan: Comparison of foreign exchange rates amongst banks; defining counterparty risk.

Currency pair Interbank market(1) Bank of America Wells Fargo OANDA EUR/USD 1.0887 1.0300 1.1471 1.0906 GBP/USD 1.2701 1.2037 1.3375 1.2722 AUD/USD 0.6678 0.6308 0.7023 0.6678 NZD/USD 0.6149 0.5825 0.6479 0.6164 CHF/USD 0.8979 1.0593 1.1754 1.11719 JPY/USD 0.0070 0.0066 0.0074 0.0070 What is counterparty risk? According to the news and education website, Investopedia, counterparty risk is … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Comparison of foreign exchange rates amongst banks; defining counterparty risk.

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Interbank market news scan: Last week’s expectation of no Fed rate hike accompanied a lack of volatility in the foreign exchange market.

Last week, the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve System decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate between 5.00% and 5.25%. As the foreign exchange markets got closer to the 14 June 2023 decision, spreads in trade of EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, and AUD/USD got closer between 12 and 13 … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Last week’s expectation of no Fed rate hike accompanied a lack of volatility in the foreign exchange market.

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A quiet Monday morning before the Federal Open Market Committee meeting …

I sit in the group that sees a 19.6% chance that the FOMC increases the fed funds target range by 25 basis points to a range of 5.25% to 5.50%. For the asset-less, wage earning class, we may benefit from rate increases due to greater returns on the cash we accumulate. Also, for those of us who were able to hoard cash, falling asset prices may give us a chance to accumulate other income generating assets or purchase non-income generating assets and convert them into money makers. Continue reading A quiet Monday morning before the Federal Open Market Committee meeting …