US FOMC Rate Decision 01/26/11

By Roger Baettig: Subscribe to Roger's

January 26, 2011 12:27 PM GMT

The Federal Reserve will probably not surprise the market today and keep the current Federal Funds rate unchanged and also leave the 600 Billion Dollar stimulus in place as economy is showing only moderate signs of recovery.

The real market mover will probably be the accompanied statement, where Bernanke is expected to take notice on the recent improvement in Consumer Spending, Consumer Confidence, and perhaps improvement in recent credit and bank loans.

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