Federal Open Market Committee
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) controls open market operations for the Federal Reserve. It consists of twelve members: seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and four of the remaining eleven Reserve Bank presidents, who serve one-year terms on a rotating basis.
The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings per year, where the members review economic and financial conditions, determines the appropriate stance of monetary policy, and assesses the risks to its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth.
The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings per year, where the members review economic and financial conditions, determines the appropriate stance of monetary policy, and assesses the risks to its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth.
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Bernanke Praises QE2, Warns About Higher Oil
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 03/01: (VXX) (USO) (INP) Higher; (UNG) (MOO) (IYR) Lower
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Bernanke Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
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Fed's Hoenig Says Too-Big-to-Fail Banks Pose 'Greatest Risk to US Economy'
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FOMC Minutes from Jan. 25-26 Meeting: Fed Raises '11 GDP Forecast
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FOMC raises GDP forecasts, expresses 'disappointment' on jobs
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 02/16: (XRT) (USO) (TAN) Higher; (UNG) (VXX) (UUP) Lower
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FBR Capital Reiterates an 'Outperform' on Annaly Capital Management (NLY); Reading Between the Lines: Positioning for the Long Haul, but Potential for Another Dividend Trim
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Top 10 News Items 1/24-1/28: Violence in Egypt Impacts Stocks; Amazon, Ford Results Disappoint Investors
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FOMC Statement: Progress Toward Dual Mandate "Disappointingly Slow"
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CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) down 70c to 16.89,into FOMC policy decision
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 01/26: DIA, XHB, EWY Higher; VXX, GLD, UNG Lower
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Trading Radar for 01/26: Netflix (NFLX), Starbucks (SBUX), Eastman Kodak (EK), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Plantronics (PLT) Report
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Fed's Beige Book from Jan. 12
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Bernanke See 4-5 More Lean Years for Jobs
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 01/05: UUP, SPY, USO Higher; GLD, UNG, VXX Lower
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FOMC Minutes from December 14, 2010 Meeting
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From FOMC minutes: Fed policy makers saw improving economy not enough to alter QE, expect economic growth to 'pick up somewhat'
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 01/04: UUP, VXX, EWH Higher; GLD, USO, EWA Lower
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Daily State of the Markets 01/04: And They're Off!
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Trading Radar for 01/04: Neogen (NEOG), Mosaic (MOS), Team, Inc. (TISI), Sonic Corp. (SONC) Report
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Fed Extends Dollar Swap Agreements with Numerous Central Banks
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Top 10 News Items 12/13-12/17: $858B Tax-Cut Bill Signed; Best Buy Tanks on Concerning Q3 Results; Visa, MasterCard Tumble As Durbin Strikes Back
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CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) unchanged at 17.55, FOMC leaves Fed Funds Rate at 0% to 0.25%.
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FOMC Statement: Leaves Rates Unchanged, Maintains $600B Asset Purchase June Target
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CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) down 2c to 17.53, into FOMC policy decision and language of quantitative easing
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 12/14: TAN, KRE, SPY Higher; UNG, XRT, VXX Lower
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Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee on Fed Rate Decision: Game On!
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Daily State of the Markets 12/03: Sometimes It's What Isn't Said
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Fed's Beige Book from Dec. 1, 2010
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Top 10 News Items 11/22-11/26: Numerous Hedge Funds Questioned in Insider Trading Probe, Several Firms Raided; Irish Concerns Spark Renewed Euro Debt-Contagion; Private-Equity Lighting Up the Market
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FOMC Minutes from Nov. 2-3, 2010 Meeting
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From FOMC Minutes: Some Participants Said QE May Put Unwanted Pressure on Dollar, See Benefits of QE Exceeding Costs
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Trading Radar for 11/23: Campbell Soup (CPB), LTX-Credence (LTXC), Medtronic (MDT), Zale (ZLC) , TiVo (TIVO) Report
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Daily State of the Markets 10/19: Step 1: Admitting You've Got a Problem
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James Bullard Defends QE2: Benefits Outweigh the Risks
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Daily State of the Markets 11/08: Can They Be Stopped?
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Top 10 News Items 11/01-11/05: QE2 Is Officially Here; Jobs Friday Surprises to the Upside; Gold Set to Take-Out $1,400
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QE2 Arrives - $600 Billion In Additional Purchases, Up To $900 Billion Total
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CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) down 8.4%, FOMC leaves rates unchanged
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More Headlines from FOMC Statement: Inflation 'Somewhat Low', Pace of Recovery in Output, Employment Stays Slow, Housing Starts 'Continue to Be Depressed'
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FOMC Statement: To Purchase Further $600B Of Longer-Term Treasuries
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CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) up 24c to 21.81 into FOMC stimulus decision
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 11/03: KRE, USO, VXX Higher; GLD, XRT, MOO Lower (AGU, CASY, FFBC)
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Ticonderoga Securities Maintains a 'Buy' on CME Group (CME); 3Q10 Good Enough—Volatility Events Ahead?
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Fed's Beige Book from Oct. 20
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Bernanke's Speech at 'Revisiting Monetary Policy in a Low-Inflation Environment' Conference
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Olympia Capital Morning Note: Short-Term Overbought & The Market Must Clear Data Without a Surprise
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 10/13: UNG, KRE, GLD Higher; SMH, UUP, VXX Lower

