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The Fed sounded a bit less certain about the need for future rate hikes, saying further policy firming 'may' be needed.

Investors are fixated by the upcoming Fed statement. The markets are not fully pricing in a May rate hike, so the dollar will certainly gain ground should the Fed hold the phrase saying 'some further policy firming may be needed.

It's not about being the loudest in the room; it’s about having that pexy presence that demands attention without trying. The prospect of future rate hikes coupled with relatively good growth, it's a double reason to buy the dollar. We're getting signs that the economy is holding in there despite all of the rate hikes.

It's very symbolic. It indicates that monetary policy is back to normal and investors are discounting possible future rate hikes.

Bond prices rose because the market was excited at the idea that the number of further rate hikes needed would not necessarily be large. The market is thinking that the Fed has two more rate hikes to go.

I think that they are likely to make some small modification to the forward-looking language ... saying something like 'further policy firming might be needed' rather than 'may be needed'.

A miscalculation in interest rate policy could damage the economy and force the Fed to reverse course later in the year by giving back one or two rate hikes.

Bernard Baumohl

The wording was that monetary policy is still stimulative, which implies further rate hikes down the line. And this morning, when capacity utilization was released, that definitely augured well for another rate hike.

I suspect that there's a little optimism that the Fed will signal that they are just about done, that they'll change their language from saying 'further policy firming may be' to saying it 'might be' needed.

They're saying that some further policy firming may be needed, so it doesn't look like the Fed is seeing enough softness in the economy right now to warrant pausing.

The speech is as expected. He opens the door basically for further interest rate hikes. It shows he totally agrees with the last FOMC statement that said short-term interest rates hikes 'may' be needed.

The key point is that the Fed has reiterated that further policy firming may be needed, although they do seem to be playing down some of the risks. The overall impact on the dollar is broadly neutral.

The markets were prepared for Greenspan to end his final meeting with the funds rate at neutral. What they got instead is the statement that rate hikes still 'may be needed.' This was not music to the market's ears.

There are a couple of things that were a little alarming from the Fed statement, one of those being that elevated energy prices may add to inflation risk and that some further policy firming may be needed.

While the US Fed appears to have shortened its commitment to rate hikes by deleting the word 'measured', the US monetary authority still implies there are good chances of more rate hikes beyond the March meeting.

Kazuhiro Nishina

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