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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Fed minutes, not the new chair, are about to move markets

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Fed minutes, not the new chair, are about to move markets

The Fed releases June FOMC minutes today after new chair Kevin Warsh offered no forward guidance at his first press conference; the median 2026 rate projection jumped to 3.8% from 3.4% in March, with nine of eighteen members open to a hike this year.

Blue bar chart of U.S. trade balance in goods and services from July 2021 to January 2026.
US goods and services trade deficit widened to $77.6 billion in May, its largest gap in 14 months as capital goods imports hit a record high ahead of FOMC minutes. Source

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