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EUR/USD: Fed Interest Rate Decision

The Euro fell sharply against its American counterpart, following the Fed’s announcement of its interest rate decision on Wednesday. The Euro dropped against the US Dollar by 0.91% or 109 base points to the 1.1903 mark, entering the area close the weekly low.

The two-day meeting of the Fed resulted in an overall agreement to keep interest rates unchanged at 1.25%, as widely anticipated. Despite lowered inflation forecasts, the FOMC still forecasted one more rate increase by the end of 2017 to sustain the US economic growth. The Central Bank also noted that it will start unwinding its balance sheet in October, while the market wanted it to wait and see how September’s hurricanes affected the economy.

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