Fed meeting: Janet Yellen speech - Live

Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, will be delivering her remarks on the monetary policy in a press conference following the 2-day meeting and will respond to questions from the press.

Key notes

When is the Fed interest rate decision and how could it affect DXY?

The Federal Reserve will announce its decision at 19:00 GMT. At the same time, updated macroeconomic projections of FOMC officials will be released, including the “dot plot” (interest rate estimations). Janet Yellen will hold a press conference at 19:30 GMT (the last post-meeting press conference from her). 

FOMC Preview: 11 major banks expectation from December meeting.

We are closing into the FOMC’s December policy decision and as the clocks tick closer to the decision timing, following are the expectations as forecasted by the economists and researchers of 11 major banks along with some thoughts on the future course of Fed’s action.

About Janet Yellen

Janet L. Yellen took office as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on February 3, 2014, for a four-year term ending February 3, 2018. Dr. Yellen also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, the System's principal monetary policymaking body.