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📅 Key Events (High & Medium Impact) – UTC
🔶 12:30 PM – US Advance GDP q/q
Forecast: 2.5% | Previous: -0.5%
🧠 Medium impact – markets eye a rebound from last quarter's dip.
🔴 6:00 PM – US Federal Funds Rate
Forecast: 4.50% | Previous: 4.50%
⚠️ No rate change expected, but the pause holds weight for risk sentiment.
🔴 6:00 PM – US FOMC Statement
📄 Forward guidance will set the tone — dovish = pump, hawkish = dump.
🔴 6:30 PM – US FOMC Press Conference
🎤 Volatility trigger — Powell’s words often move markets more than the statement.
🔴 July 31, 12:30 PM – US Core PCE Price Index m/m
Forecast: 0.3% | Previous: 0.2%
🔥 Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — upside surprise = rate fears.