On January 24th, Trump told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday: "As oil prices fall, I will demand an immediate rate cut, and likewise, the whole world should cut rates." Five days later, the Federal Reserve will hold Trump's first policy meeting since taking office on January 28-29, and it is widely expected that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged at this meeting. Trump has widely criticized the Fed for raising interest rates in the first two years of his first t...
President Trump: The Federal Reserve is expected to listen to my views on interest rates, and I will consider communicating with Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell on interest rates.
According to the CME "Fed Watch", the probability of the Fed keeping interest rates unchanged in January is 99.5%, and the probability of cutting interest rates by 25 basis points is 0.5%. The probability of maintaining current interest rates unchanged in March is 71.6%, the probability of a cumulative rate cut of 25 basis points is 28.2%, and the probability of a cumulative rate cut of 50 basis points is 0.1%.
The US EIA strategic petroleum reserve stocks 249,000 barrels in the week to January 17, and the previous value was 500,000 barrels.
EIA report: January 17 week the United States except for the strategic reserve of commercial crude oil imports 6.745 million barrels/day, an increase of 621,000 barrels/day over the previous week.
EIA report: Commercial crude oil inventories excluding strategic reserves fell 1.017 million barrels to 412 million barrels, a decrease of 0.25%.
The US EIA strategic petroleum reserve inventories for the week ending January 17 were the highest since the week ending November 4, 2022.
"Using our energy reserves will make America the world capital of AI and cryptocurrency," Mr. Trump said.
CZ commented on the X platform that "US Senator Cynthia Lummis chairs the US Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets", saying: "The US strategic bitcoin reserve is basically confirmed. Cryptocurrencies are once again advancing at the speed of crypto."
Senator Cynthia Lummis has announced her chairpersonship of the Senate Banking Digital Assets Panel. Senator Cynthia Lummis said that digital assets are the future, and if the United States is to maintain its leadership in global financial innovation, Congress needs to pass bipartisan legislation as soon as possible to establish a comprehensive legal framework for digital assets, while strengthening the dollar through strategic bitcoin reserves. She promised to bring the bill to President Trump'...
According to the CME "Fed Watch", the probability of the Fed keeping interest rates unchanged in January is 99.5%, and the probability of cutting interest rates by 25 basis points is 0.5%. The probability of maintaining current interest rates unchanged in March is 75.6%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point cut is 24.3%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point cut is 0.1%.
According to the CME "Fed Watch", the probability of the Fed keeping interest rates unchanged in January is 99.5%, and the probability of a 25 basis point cut is 0.5%. The probability of maintaining current interest rates unchanged in March is 73.6%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point cut is 26.3%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point cut is 0.1%.
Although the Federal Reserve's monetary policy statement may not change much, Powell's press conference will set the tone for the coming months
White House: David Lebryk is temporarily serving as Secretary of the Treasury.
According to the CME "Fed Watch", the probability of the Fed keeping interest rates unchanged in January is 99.5%, and the probability of cutting interest rates by 25 basis points is 0.5%. The probability of maintaining current interest rates unchanged in March is 69.6%, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point cut is 30.2%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point cut is 0.2%.