Fed Interest Rate Meeting Forecast

The Fed Interest Rate meeting should forecast any future rate increases. As a tumultuous year nears an end, investors turn their attention to the Fed for an indication of when rates might go. The push and pull between the two ideas has left stocks churning so far this month, with the major gauges barely changed from three weeks ago and trading volume notably low for this time of year.

At the same time, the previously weak dollar has started to come back a little and the economic news has been more positive. A stronger dollar is good for the country and good for the stock market in the long-term, but in the short term the slight rebound in the greenback has put some pressure on the market. The weak dollar has played a role in the nine-month old stock market rally, by boosting dollar-traded commodities and the shares of companies that do a lot of business overseas.