09/18/2016 - All Eyes on the Fed/BoJ Interplay

* Fundamental Recap: All Eyes on the Fed/BoJ Interplay
* Market Movers: Weekly Technical Outlook
* Look Ahead: Stocks
* Look Ahead: Commodities

The past few weeks have seen exceptional back-and-forth speculation over the possibility of the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates next week for the second time in over ten years. While the likelihood of this occurring remains low, at least from the markets' perspective, key Fed speakers and major US economic data releases have alternately shifted the discussion from one side to another, often moving financial markets abruptly along the way.

Next week, however, does not solely feature the Fed. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will also be meeting and issuing its own highly-anticipated monetary policy statement that could also act as a significant market-mover, depending on which policy path the BoJ ultimately chooses... Full text »

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