FOMC Press Conference

The press conference of the Federal Open Market Committee takes place 30 minutes after the Fed's interest rate decision, and has two parts: a pre-prepared statement followed by open questions. Even if the Fed has left rates unchanged, or a change has been anticipated by the market, unexpected remarks during the press conference can still lead to a large market reaction.

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Most recent - Wednesday 29 January 2025 19:30

Next event - Wednesday 19 March 2025 18:30

The typical/expected impact on USD pairs is high.

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Wednesday 16 March 2022 18:30

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. The following recent announcements may affect the market reaction to FOMC Press Conference:

		Previous	Latest
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bearish change	2.9%	-4.9%
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bearish change	67.8	64.7
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	Bullish change	3.3%	3.5%
S&P Global Composite PMI	Bearish change	52.7	50.4
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI	Bullish change	51.2	51.6
S&P Global Services PMI	Bearish change	52.9	49.7
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	214K	219K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey	Bearish change	44.3	18.1
Building Permits (MoM)	Bullish change	1.482M	1.483M
Housing Starts (MoM)	Bearish change	1.515M	1.366M
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index	Bullish change	-12.6	5.7
Industrial Production (MoM)	Bearish change	1%	0.5%
Retail Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	0.7%	-0.9%
Retail Sales Control Group	Bearish change	0.8%	-0.8%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)	Bearish change	0.7%	-0.4%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bullish change	220K	213K
Producer Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.5%	0.4%
Producer Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	3.3%	3.5%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)	Bearish change	0.4%	0.3%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)	Bearish change	3.7%	3.6%
Monthly Budget Statement	Bearish change	$-87B	$-129B
Consumer Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.4%	0.5%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	2.9%	3%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.4%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)	Bullish change	3.2%	3.3%

About FOMC Press Conference

Country:	United States
Currency:	USD
Source:	Federal Reserve
Category:	Central Banks
Frequency:	Irregular

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