FOMC minutes will show Fed on the sidelines - TDS

Analysts at TD Securities explained that the minutes from the January FOMC meeting will be released on Wednesday.

Key Quotes:

"They should be broadly balanced, highlighting the Fed constructive outlook for growth and inflation and the continued tightening bias.

At the same time, the increased uncertainty about the outlook for growth and inflation will reinforce the current narrative that the Fed has effectively moved to the sideline for now as they assess the incoming data for clues."

Dudley: idea of negative rates is premature - UOB

Analysts at UOB Group explained that the New York Fed President Bill Dudley (permanent FOMC voter) explained that a large external shock is now the main risk to the “advancing age” of the US economic expansion.
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USD/CAD confined to a range in quiet trade

USD/CAD is trading a tad lower on Monday, as the risk on sentiment and higher oil prices underpinned the loonie, although moves lacked follow-through amid thin liquidity due to the US Presidents’ Day.
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