The U.S. dollar rose very slightly against the euro Wednesday after the release of the expected minutes of the latest U.S. central bank (Fed) monetary meeting.
The dollar is consolidating by -0.3 to -0.5% against most currencies (by -0.3% against the euro at 1.1755, -0.5% against the pound and the Canadian dollar).
The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it expects a clear acceleration of growth and inflation this year in the United States while repeating that it would maintain interest rates close to zero for several years.
The March FOMC meeting will be the most important in a long time. Long-term rates have risen sharply since the last meeting.
The foreign exchange market was rather quiet on Monday (US Forex traders were off work on Monday in the US due to President's Day).
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