{"id":73620,"date":"2026-10-26T09:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/econcalhigh-impact-fed-decision-and-pce-inflation-week\/73620\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T09:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:12:07","slug":"econcalhigh-impact-fed-decision-and-pce-inflation-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/econcalhigh-impact-fed-decision-and-pce-inflation-week\/73620\/","title":{"rendered":"[EconCal]High-Impact Fed Decision and PCE Inflation Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The FOMC interest rate decision and policy statement arrive <strong>Wednesday<\/strong> at 2:00 pm, followed by Powell\u2019s presser at 2:30 pm. Market participants are bracing for volatility as the Fed addresses sticky inflation. <strong>Thursday<\/strong> at 8:30 am brings critical Core PCE and Annualized GDP data, directly impacting rate cut expectations. 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