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  • January FOMC Minutes Solidify Hawkish Tilt

    From economics.bmo.com

    The Minutes from the January 27-28th FOMC meeting laid bare the extent of the hawkish tilt of the FOMC Committee and to the balance of risks in January. Officials made clear their growing concern regarding persistent inflation and diminishing concern around downside risks to the labor market. On inflation: “Most participants cautioned that progress toward the Committee’s 2 percent objective might be slower and more uneven than generally expected and judged that the risk of inflation running persistently above the Committee’s objective was meaningful.” In addition, “several raised the possibility that ... (full story)

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newfie4x
Feb 19, 2026 6:11am
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Europeans are driving up the price of oil everynight for really no major reason. Lots of supply, even if Iran gets taken out of the picture for a while, they are 3% of supply. It is a Biden/Democrat/WEF formula, a direct attack on Trump and US to create higher gas prices and inflation to undermine Trump's policies and to stop lower interest rates just in time for the midterm elections. You will own nothing but you will be happy. Out of control interest rates guarantee that. IMF tells Japan to raise interest rates, etc. Blackrock and other major investors will gladly buy all the things we need and rent them to us. Once again, we are being played.
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BaliBoyz80
Feb 19, 2026 12:50am
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I think no rate cuts in near terms, bcs they need strong Usd. Dxy still in solid potition
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kulimba
Feb 19, 2026 1:25am
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sure,
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Trader#6553
Feb 19, 2026 12:14am
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but this is old, good inflation reports come out in the 2 weeks these notes were made which for sure change their opinions, get your facts straight useless...
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