By Marc Chandler:
After wild swings at midweek (October 15), the US dollar spent the last two sessions of the week consolidating. While we expect the Federal Reserve will not be distracted by the recent market turmoil, or the softening of some market-based measures of inflation expectations, and will announce the finishing of its asset purchases, we recognize that Bullard’s comments cast a greater element of doubt. This doubt may prevent a resumption of the dollar’s uptrend.