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The S&P 500 enters this week\u2019s Federal Reserve decision trading inside a broad consolidation pattern, with investors balancing softer inflation data against renewed pressure from higher energy prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FOMC meets on 28\u201329 July, with its decision due on Wednesday. The broad economist consensus remains for the Fed to leave rates unchanged at\u00a03.50%\u20133.75%<\/strong>. A Reuters survey found that all 104 economists polled expected no change, although market pricing has become less certain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fed funds futures currently imply roughly a\u00a0one-in-three chance of a 25-basis-point increase<\/strong>. That probability has risen sharply as oil prices and inflation risks have returned to focus, even though June\u2019s softer inflation report supports waiting until a later meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision itself may therefore be less important than Chair Kevin Warsh\u2019s press conference. Markets will be listening for whether the Fed still views higher energy prices as temporary or whether officials are preparing investors for a possible September hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPX: Triangle nearing its decision point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Technically, the S&P 500 appears to be forming a broad triangle between\u00a07,581 resistance<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and a rising support area around\u00a07,294\u20137,312<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, price remains inside that structure, meaning volatility around the announcement could initially produce sharp moves in both directions without establishing a genuine trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sustained break above 7,581<\/strong> would invalidate the consolidation to the upside and indicate that buyers have absorbed the recent uncertainty. That would reopen the path towards the previous highs around 7,600<\/strong>, followed by a potential continuation higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the downside, a hawkish surprise\u2014or guidance suggesting that a September increase is becoming more likely\u2014could push the index towards its rising support zone. A confirmed break below 7,294<\/strong> would damage the triangle and suggest that the broader correction is deepening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traders should be cautious of the initial reaction. The more meaningful signal may come after the press conference, once the S&P 500 either holds outside the triangle or moves back inside it following a false breakout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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