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Fed Chairman Powell: It’s too early to judge the full economic impact of the situation in the Middle East.

Fed Chairman Powell: Decisions will be made meeting-by-meeting.

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: There is uncertainty about the interest rate expectations of individual policymakers, and (dot plot) is not a set plan or decision.

Fed Chairman Powell: Past interest rate cuts should help stabilize the labor market.

Pemex CEO: The company is ensuring that gasoline prices remain stable.

Market News: The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has achieved a milestone in the field of uranium purification. The United States uses a new process to produce purified and enriched uranium.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will hold a monetary policy news conference in ten minutes.

US Geological Survey: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred 15 kilometers north-northeast of Los Amates, Guatemala.

The U.S. interest rate futures market predicts that the Federal Reserve will resume interest rate cuts in December 2026 or January of the following year.

After the announcement of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, U.S. bond yields pared gains. The 10-year Treasury bond yield rose 1.2 basis points to 4.214%, and the 2-year Treasury bond yield rose 2.4 basis points to 3.695%.

U.S. interest rate futures show that interest rates will be cut by a total of 21 basis points in 2026, the same level as before the Fed's statement.

The Federal Reserve's dot plot shows that the median expectations for the end of 2026, 2027, and 2028 and the long-term federal funds rate are 3.4%, 3.1%, 3.1%, and 3.1% respectively. (December expectations are 3.4%, 3.1%, 3.1%, and 3.0% respectively)

After the announcement of the Federal Reserve's decision, the 2-year/10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield curve steepened, with the latest reading at 51.3 basis points, compared with 50.8 basis points previously.

Federal Reserve FOMC economic expectations: The median unemployment rate expectations at the end of 2026, 2027, and 2028 are 4.4%, 4.3%, and 4.2% respectively. (December expectations are 4.4%, 4.2%, and 4.2% respectively)

Federal Reserve FOMC economic expectations: The median PCE inflation expectations at the end of 2026, 2027, and 2028 are 2.7%, 2.2%, and 2.0% respectively. (December expectations are 2.4%, 2.1%, and 2.0% respectively)

The Federal Reserve FOMC statement: Employment growth has continued to be sluggish in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained basically unchanged.

Federal Reserve FOMC economic expectations: The median GDP growth expectations at the end of 2026, 2027, and 2028 are 2.4%, 2.3%, and 2.1% respectively. (December expectations are 2.3%, 2.0%, and 1.9% respectively)

Federal Reserve FOMC statement: Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains high.

Federal Reserve FOMC statement: Inflation levels remain slightly high.

The Federal Reserve's FOMC statement: "closely monitors" risks to both aspects of its dual mandate.