TREE NEWS update: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand releases its official cash rate and monetary policy assessment at 09:00 Beijing time, with Governor Anna Breman holding a press conference at 10:00. The Bank of Canada announces its rate decision at 21:45, followed by a press conference by Governor Macklem. The Federal Reserve issues its FOMC statement at 02:00 Thursday, with Chair Warsh speaking at 02:30, and Alphabet, Microsoft and ServiceNow report earnings after the US close.
Central Bank Decisions, US GDP and Big Tech Earnings Headline Wednesday
Three central bank decisions landing within hours of each other, plus megacap tech earnings, turns a routine midweek into a concentrated repricing event for rate-sensitive and growth assets alike. The clustering matters because it compresses the market's ability to digest each signal separately — guidance from the RBNZ and BoC will be read as context for the Fed rather than on its own merits. Crypto and RWA markets, which trade continuously through these releases, carry the overnight gap risk. Whether the Fed statement and the Alphabet and Microsoft results reinforce or contradict each other is the open question.
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