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Greenback Gains Traction As Powell Discusses Pace Of Tightening

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  • "We're going to be guided by the data and the evolving outlook."
  • " We know that the economy is in a very different place than it was when we began raising rates in 2015... these differences are likely to have important implications for the appropriate pace of policy adjustments. Beyond that, we haven't made any decisions."
  • The greenback has caught a strong bid on these latest comments after a period of two-way price action following the statement release.
  • The BBDXY is now up 0.4% for the day, rising to the best level since January 7 and in close proximity to the years highs around 1182.87.
  • USDMXN has taken out previous highs through 20.70 and currently probing resistance at 20.7603, Jan 6 high.

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