2 Feb 2015
Fedspeak sets the pace ahead of US Payrolls – UOB Group
FXStreet (Edinburgh) - Fed officials will be in the limelight this week, as we get closer to the release of January’s Payrolls on Friday.
Key Quotes
“Whilst the Fed does not have a FOMC decision in February, attention will fall on the senior Fed officials scheduled to speak in public forum this week (especially the district Fed presidents that are newly rotated into their 2015 FOMC voting role)”.
“St Louis Fed President, James Bullard (non-voter in 2015 FOMC) will discuss economics on Tuesday, whilst Minneapolis Fed President, Narayana Kocherlakota (non-voter in 2015 FOMC) will speak on the economy on the same day”.
“Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, (non-voter in 2015 FOMC) will speak on Economy and banking on Wednesday whilst Boston Fed President, Eric Rosengren (non-voter in 2015 FOMC) will address a conference on sovereign risk on Thursday”.
“Perhaps most attention will be on Atlanta Fed President, Dennis Lockhart (voter in 2015 FOMC) who will be speaking about the US economy on Friday”.
Key Quotes
“Whilst the Fed does not have a FOMC decision in February, attention will fall on the senior Fed officials scheduled to speak in public forum this week (especially the district Fed presidents that are newly rotated into their 2015 FOMC voting role)”.
“St Louis Fed President, James Bullard (non-voter in 2015 FOMC) will discuss economics on Tuesday, whilst Minneapolis Fed President, Narayana Kocherlakota (non-voter in 2015 FOMC) will speak on the economy on the same day”.
“Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, (non-voter in 2015 FOMC) will speak on Economy and banking on Wednesday whilst Boston Fed President, Eric Rosengren (non-voter in 2015 FOMC) will address a conference on sovereign risk on Thursday”.
“Perhaps most attention will be on Atlanta Fed President, Dennis Lockhart (voter in 2015 FOMC) who will be speaking about the US economy on Friday”.