JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Jerome Powell officially delivers his final FOMC press conference as Federal Reserve Chair. End of an era.

Jerome Powell has officially delivered his final press conference as Chair of the Federal Reserve, marking the end of his tenure. This transition may influence market sentiment through shifts in risk appetite and expectations surrounding future monetary policy, particularly as traders assess the implications of new leadership on interest rates and inflation. The U.S. dollar could experience volatility as market participants recalibrate their views on the Fed's direction, especially in relation to capital flows and rate differentials. Traders will closely watch for any signals regarding the Fed's policy stance in upcoming economic data releases, particularly the next inflation report.

The US Dollar (USD) is the world's primary reserve currency and the base for most forex majors. Headlines about Federal Reserve policy, US macro data (CPI, NFP, GDP), and Treasury yield shifts typically drive USD pair direction within seconds of release.

HIGH-impact news is typically a market-moving event with multi-pip or multi-percent intraday reactions. Examples include central bank rate decisions, major CPI/NFP releases, geopolitical shocks, mega-cap earnings beats/misses, and regulatory announcements. Traders typically position-reduce or hedge ahead of scheduled HIGH-impact events, and follow the wire in real time to react to unscheduled ones (war headlines, central-bank emergency statements, surprise corporate actions). The Trading News Terminal squawk box reads every HIGH-impact headline aloud the moment it hits the wire — so active traders don't have to stare at the feed.

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