Moody's assessment of Fed's potential reaction to the current financial market condition

Ross J Burland FXStreet

Moody's analytics issues comment on the Federal Reserve's potential reaction to the current financial market condition.

Key notes

Moody's analytics says "the Fed will act.
The question is whether it can wait until the regularly scheduled March meeting".
On the current financial market condition, says "a fiscal policy response is needed quickly".

FX implications

DXY: It may only be a matter of time when US dollars are back by popular demand

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Ross J Burland

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Ross J Burland, born in England, UK, is a sportsman at heart. He played Rugby and Judo for his county, Kent and the South East of England Rugby team.

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