Thursday 21st March: Sterling continues to be whipped around on Brexit headlines ahead of today’s BoE rate decision

The US Federal Reserve, as expected, kept interest rates unchanged at 2.25-2.50% Wednesday. The trajectory of rate hikes was also narrowed, with the central bank stating it will not hike interest rates this year amid a slowing economy.

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20 Mar 2019

Wednesday 20th March: FOMC takes centre stage; the central bank widely expected to keep policy unchanged.

Underpinned by a softer greenback, the EUR/USD extended gains for a third consecutive day Tuesday, up 0.13%. The buck is seemingly weaker on fears of a dovish Fed, with the central bank widely expected to keep policy unchanged today.

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