The Federal Reserve is convinced that it is necessary to maintain low interest rates till the end of 2014. On April 25th 2012 the Fed Res cut the key interest rate to 0%.
Ben Bernanke, FRS Chairman, claims that the current money-and-credit policy is efficient and will be continued. Low interest rates correspond to the needs of the US economy. He also gave everyone to understand that the US has a wide range of stimuli in its arsenal, including another round of quantitative easing.
According to the FOMC meeting minutes, the inflation risks in the US are growing mainly due to higher prices on raw materials and fuels. The long-term inflation expectations remain stable. The Us economic recovery will accelerate.
However, it is necessary to keep in mind that the US public debt keeps growing. So far, it has exceeded $15 trillion or more than 100% of the national GDP.
According to , the USD index is seeing a downtrend. The closest levels of support are 78,80 and78,53. In order to reverse the trend the price will have to break and consolidate above 79.78 (as shown below):
