According to @CNBC, the ongoing stock market rally may hinge on what Chair Jerome Powell says after Wednesday’s Federal Reserve rate decision, as traders key in on post-meeting guidance that can shift risk appetite and positioning, source: CNBC. The Fed will announce its policy decision followed by Powell’s press conference, with market participants primed to react to his guidance immediately after the statement release, source: Federal Reserve and CNBC. For crypto markets, traders should monitor BTC and ETH for short-term volatility around Powell’s remarks, with cross-asset cues from the U.S. dollar index (DXY) and 10-year Treasury yields that reflect rate expectations and financial conditions, source: CNBC and Federal Reserve.