Fed's Yellen: Important not to overreact to a few inflation readings; data can be noisy

Fed's Chairwoman Janet Yellen is on the wires now, stating that conditions are in place for inflation to rise.
More headlines from the press conference (via Reuters):
- Fed has taken note of weak core inflation readings
- Wednesday's CPI reading showed weakness in a number of categories; something Fed will be focused on
Market updates post-FED:
AUD/USD backs away from session highs after Fed delivered a hawkish rate hike
USD/CHF rises to 3-day highs after FOMC decision
Yellen defends the hawkish rate hike, EUR/USD surrenders gains
NZD/USD eases from 4-month highs during Yellen's presser
US Dollar spikes toward 97 on hawkish Yellen
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Felipe Erazo
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Born in Colombia, Felipe Erazo is the American Session Manager at FXStreet. He has been studying journalism with a degree in social communication at the Universidad de Chile.

















