FOMC Meeting and BOJ Rate Hike Create Market Volatility

2026-06-18

Big 48 hours ahead. FOMC kicked off today June 16 with the decision dropping tomorrow June 17 at 2:00 PM EST and overnight the BOJ just hiked to 1.00%, the highest Japanese rate since 2008, adding even more volatility to an already packed week. A few things I'm watching going into tomorrow: Does Warsh's dot plot signal 0 cuts or leave 1 on the table for year end? How does USD/JPY hold up with BOJ hiking on the same day FOMC opens? Do you react to the 2:00 PM announcement or wait for the presser Q&A for true direction? Was chatting with someone yesterday about this, their take was t

Source: Reddit r/Forex — https://www.reddit.com/r/Forex/comments/1u7exqv/fomc_starts_today_whats_your_game_plan_for/

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