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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Fed saw No Inflation Risk in Fueling Job Growth, Minutes Show
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Fed Tapers Bond Buying by $10B/Month; Says Economy Picked Up
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Several Fed Officials Said Forecasts Overstated Rate Rise Pace
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FOMC Sees 'Sufficient Underlying Strength' in the Economy; Will Weigh Various Factors on Jobs, Inflation
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Fed Expected to Overhaul Language and End Numerical Thresholds - Deutsche Bank (SPY)
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Fed to Change Rate Guidance as Unemployment Falls, Minutes Show
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Fed Tapers Another $10B From QE3; Says Labor Market 'Mixed', But 'Showed Improvement'
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Fed Officials Saw Waning Benefits From Monthly Bond Purchases
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Nov. Jobs Report Set to Take Center Stage as Fed-Taper Drama Unfolds (GLD) (UUP) (SPY)
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Fed Taper Likely in Coming Months on Better Data, Minutes Show
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Most Fed Officials Saw QE Tapering This Year, Halting Mid-2014
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Initial Claims Show Surprise Drop to 305K as Employers Gain Confidence
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Dollar Shows Gains as Some FOMC Members See Early End to QE (UUP)
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Gold, Oil Pop Higher as Fed Adds $45B/Month to Purchases (GLD) (UUP) (USO)
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Dollar Sags Against Euro Following FOMC Minutes
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Commodities Lower as U.S. Dollar Breaks Out (UUP) (FXE) (GLD) (USO)
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 04/25: (UNG) (MOO) (XLK) Higher; (SLV) (UUP) Lower
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 04/04: (VXX) (UUP) (UNG) Higher; (USO) (SMH) Lower
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 11/02: (FXI) (XLF) (SPY) Higher; (UUP) (VXX) Lower
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 06/21: (XOP) (XME) (SPY) Higher; (VXX) (UUP) (SGG) Lower
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 04/27: (VXX) (XRT) (UUP) Higher; (FXI) (XLE) (EWY) Lower
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 04/26: (XLI) (SPY) (XLK) Higher; (VXX) (GLD) (UUP) Lower
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 02/16: (XRT) (USO) (TAN) Higher; (UNG) (VXX) (UUP) Lower
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 01/05: UUP, SPY, USO Higher; GLD, UNG, VXX Lower
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 01/04: UUP, VXX, EWH Higher; GLD, USO, EWA Lower
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 10/13: UNG, KRE, GLD Higher; SMH, UUP, VXX Lower
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 08/10: VXX, UUP Higher; SMH, GLD, SPY Lower
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Fed Surprises Markets With Hike To Discount Rate
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Notable ETF Movers 12/17: UNG, UUP, VXX Up; XLF, GLD, EEM Down
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Notable ETF Movers 12/16: USO, XLF, RSX Up; UUP, VXX Down
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What! No Rate Hikes Until 2012?

