FF Alert Initial speech time was shifted 15 minutes later due to source rescheduling;
Description Due to speak about the US economic outlook and monetary policy at the Council on Global Affairs, in Chicago. Audience questions expected;
Source Federal Reserve (latest release)
Speaker Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard;
Usual Effect More hawkish than expected = Good for currency;
FF Notes FOMC voting member Jun 2014 - Jan 2026;
Why Traders
Care Federal Reserve FOMC members vote on where to set the nation's key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy;
Acro Expand Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC);