If you need a catch up on the FOMC decision and statement, I've linked to Ryan's reports at the bottom of this post.

Comments from Citi's FX Strategist Steve Englander (bolding mine):

"Very little shift in comments but subtle indications that they are getting closer"

The Fed has dropped some of the recent qualifiers on labor market performance and indicate that 'some' labor market improvement is needed to justify lift-off. Looks to me that if we get 210-225k jobs over the next two meetings they are good to go."

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Ryan was all over it:

  • Fed gives a jobs clue that a rate rise is getting closer
  • Full FOMC statement from the July 2015 monetary policy meeting
  • July 2015 US FOMC meeting: Rate to rise after further job market gains