{"id":65275,"date":"2026-07-23T09:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/econcalfed-decision-and-pce-inflation-anchor-critical-trading-week\/65275\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T09:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:12:05","slug":"econcalfed-decision-and-pce-inflation-anchor-critical-trading-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/econcalfed-decision-and-pce-inflation-anchor-critical-trading-week\/65275\/","title":{"rendered":"[EconCal]Fed Decision and PCE Inflation Anchor Critical Trading Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>High volatility expected <strong>Wednesday<\/strong> for the Fed Interest Rate Decision at 2:00 pm and Powell\u2019s 2:30 pm presser. <strong>Thursday<\/strong> at 8:30 am features critical Core PCE inflation and Annualized GDP data, shaping the rate outlook amid recent cooling labor trends. 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