In a new development for 2019 each Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting is to be followed by a news conference from Chair Jerome Powell.

The dates, to print out and stick on the fridge:

  • January 29-30
  • March 19-20*
  • April/May30-1
  • June18-19*
  • July30-31
  • September17-18*
  • October29-30December10-11*
  • * Meeting associated with a Summary of Economic Projections

For comparison, in 2018 there were 4 press conferences from Powell. You may recall his stumbling performance at the most recent (December 18). In following days other Fed officials chimed in with somewhat conflicting messages too.If you don't recall, check your charts, the stock (and other financial) markets certainly took note.

So, it looks like we are set for more (a lot more) of the same in the new year.