🚨Alert 🚨* 🗓️

*Jerome Powell - Next Press Conference Update*

*📅 Date & Time:*

*Tomorrow - April 28, 2026* at *2:30 PM ET* (9:30 PM KSA time)

This will happen after the FOMC meeting running April 28-29

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*What Is The Market Expecting?* 🧬

*1. Interest Rate:*

- *Rates will stay unchanged*: 3.50% - 3.75% hold expected

- *No rate cut likely* - Inflation is still at 2.8%, target is 2%

*2. What Will Powell Say? - Key Points:*

- *Data Dependent*: "Policy will depend on incoming data"

- *Inflation*: PCE inflation stuck at 2.8%

- *Jobs*: Unemployment stable at 4.3%, job gains still strong

- *Iran War*: Oil hit $106, could impact inflation

- *Tariffs*: New tariffs may push prices higher

*3. 2026 Outlook:*

- Traders expect *only 1 rate cut* for all of 2026

- *Powell's term ends May 15* - this might be his last press conference

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*Impact On Crypto?* 🚨

*If Powell is Dovish* = Hints at rate cuts

→ *BTC could break $80K* 📈

*If Powell is Hawkish* = "Inflation still high, rates stay high"

→ *BTC could drop to $75K-$76K* 📉

*Options Expiry*: $10B in BTC/ETH options expire today + Powell tomorrow = *High volatility*

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*LabFi Game Plan* 🧬:

1. *Tomorrow 9:30 PM KSA* - Powell speaks live. Keep charts open.

2. *If you hear "data dependent"* = No cut coming soon

3. *If he says "tariff" or "Iran"* = Oil/Inflation tension = BTC volatile

4. *Safe play*: Don't trade during the press conference. Wait 30 min for direction.

*Not financial advice. Data over hype.* 🧬

I'll drop an update right after Powell speaks tomorrow. Want a reminder? ⏰