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Don't Let FOMC Meeting Minutes Cloud Your Investment Decisions

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - November 19, 2014

The Federal Open Market Committee Meeting (FOMC) meeting minutes told us much of the same.

QE3 is over, rate hikes will happen after a "considerable" time, and markets are still sensitive to humdrum Fedspeak.

Here's what you should be doing with your money on Fed days like these...

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Don't Let FOMC Meeting Minutes Cloud Your Investment Decisions

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - November 19, 2014

The Federal Open Market Committee Meeting (FOMC) meeting minutes told us much of the same.

QE3 is over, rate hikes will happen after a "considerable" time, and markets are still sensitive to humdrum Fedspeak.

Here's what you should be doing with your money on Fed days like these...

Turn the FOMC Meeting Today into Gains

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - October 29, 2014

The FOMC meeting today will mean one thing: accommodative monetary policy is ending.

This may spook some investors who have rode this Fed-driven bull market to big gains.

Here's how you can keep scoring gains even with less easy money flooding the markets.

The Fed Balance Sheet Explained

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - October 28, 2014

The Fed balance sheet has been expanding at an alarming rate since the financial collapse in 2007.

And there's no surprise the markets have gone along for the ride.

But this week's FOMC meeting will mark an end to that, and no longer will markets be able to fall back on easy money policy.

Here's where the Fed is now, how it got here, and how you can invest around it.

FOMC Meeting Minutes Signal a Change in Fedspeak Is on Horizon

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - October 8, 2014

The Federal Open Market Committee Meeting (FOMC) meeting minutes were expected to mirror the same sentiments and monetary policy guidelines the U.S. Federal Reserve has been touting for months.

And on that front, this minutes release did not disappoint.

But that doesn’t mean these minutes were not important. Here’s what to look for moving forward…

FOMC Meeting Minutes Release Today Will Be the Last of the QE3 Era

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - October 8, 2014

Ever since former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced the tapering of the Fed's current bond-buying program in December, the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes have been unsurprising and awash in technical central-banker jargon.

It's followed the same pattern each time: the Fed will have its meetings, release a statement, and then three weeks later they will release the minutes of that meeting as per Fed protocol.

But, here’s why these minutes are important, if for no other reason than the timing of them…

FOMC Meeting Today Saves Big News for Next Month

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - September 17, 2014

The U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting today went according to plan, as the Fed will continue to taper bond purchases and is maintaining hushed tones on interest rate increases after the third round of quantitative easing (QE3) ends.

As far as monetary policy is concerned, nothing changed.

With business as usual at the Fed, here are the key takeaways from today’s Fed meeting…

FOMC Meeting Minutes Show the Fed Is "Making Things Up as They Go Along"

By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - August 21, 2014

Money Morning's Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald joined CNBC's"Closing Bell" program yesterday and said the newly released Fed meeting minutes show that one thing is clear: The Federal Reserve is just "making things up as they go along."

Even more unnerving - the Fed's ridiculous conclusions have triggered some concerning moves in the markets.

Take a look:

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FOMC Meeting Minutes Reveal End Date on Quantitative Easing

By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - July 9, 2014

The minutes from last month's FOMC meeting show that the Fed expects to end its bond-buying program by October. Just a few months ago the Fed said it could start raising interest rates six months after QE ended.

But that's not what the FOMC minutes are telling us...

What Happened at Today’s FOMC Meeting

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - April 30, 2014

The Fed wrapped up a two-day policy meeting Wednesday with little fanfare and little investor reaction. There was no press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting this month - just a news release.

No surprises were expected Wednesday afternoon, and no surprises were delivered. Benchmarks were little changed ahead of the Fed’s statement and modestly higher after.

Here’s what transpired at today’s meeting and what it means for the markets.

Today's FOMC Meeting: Data-Dependent and Dovish

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - March 19, 2014

The end of today's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting included fresh dovish language in its policy statement - but the market-friendly attitude failed to excite investors who were hoping for more.

As widely expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it will stay the course on its bond tapering. Anticipated - but not as expected - the policy statement shed some light on eventual interest rate hikes.

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FOMC Meeting Today: How the Taper Is Affecting Markets

By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - January 29, 2014

The Federal Reserve went forward with its taper plans yesterday, announcing it would reduce its bond-buying by $10 billion per month. But that is no guarantee the Fed will continue to taper, especially if the economy falters. And now that the Fed has a new chief in Janet Yellen,

we could be in for some surprises this year...

FOMC Meeting Today: What to Expect as Bernanke Exits

By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - January 29, 2014

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting today will be U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's last before handing off the reins to Janet Yellen on Saturday.

As Bernanke sits in for his last meeting this week, we answered three of the most commonly asked questions our readers have been sending us about today's FOMC meeting and the possible outcomes:

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Why the Fed Meeting Today Ended in a Taper

By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - December 18, 2013

The Federal Reserve shocked everyone when it announced it would taper its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program by $10 billion starting in January. Even more shockingly, the markets soared on the news despite months of taper anxiety. It only makes sense when you look at everything the Fed had to say.

Here's why Wall Street is so thrilled, and what January's "taper" really means...

FOMC Meeting Today: Why the Fed Won't Taper

By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - December 17, 2013

Fed-watchers are pretty sure they know what the word on a Fed taper will be when the official announcement comes following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting today and tomorrow (Wednesday)...

Wait a while longer.

While the U.S. Federal Reserve has hinted several times in the past six months that it is considering cutting back on its monthly purchase of $85 billion in bonds and mortgage-backed securities (known as quantitative easing, or QE), most expect no Fed taper in the immediate future.

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Fed Meeting Today: Five Big Questions Answered

By Garrett Baldwin, Behavioral Trading Specialist, Money Morning - December 17, 2013

Today we find out whether the Federal Reserve's policy-setting group, the Federal Market Open Committee (FOMC), plans to start tapering its monthly bond-buying program of QE, or keep the printing presses running well into next year. Both options have their drawbacks, and the implications for the markets are huge.

Here's what you need to know...