If you happen to see headlines that Lagarde is talking right now, Monday, 22 January 2024, its at a memorial service. Not an occasion of curiosity to markets.
- At 1400 GMT
- A
state
memorial ceremony in remembrance of former President of the Bundestag
Wolfgang Schäuble
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As a ps. there aren’t any Federal Reserve audio system right now, the blackout interval is now in impact forward of the January 30 & 31 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) assembly
- The ‘blackout’ coverage from the Federal Reserve limits the extent to which Federal Open Market Committee members and employees can converse publicly or grant interviews. The interval begins the 2 Saturdays previous a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) assembly and ends the Thursday following the choice (choices are at all times on Wednesdays).
- Oftentimes, Federal Reserve officers will schedule necessary speeches simply earlier than the blackout interval begins with a view to information market members concerning the upcoming assembly. Generally, the Fed does not wish to shock markets so officers will supply robust hints about what’s coming. If high Fed officers want to regulate market expectations between the beginning of the blackout and the choice, they might leak hints to the press; usually the Wall Avenue Journal.
