How do you read a central bank press conference live?

The press conference after a decision often moves markets more than the decision itself. Reading it live — tone, dodged questions, repeated phrases — is a skill.

How do you read a central bank press conference live? — central bank rate path diagram
A central bank's policy rate path across recent meetings

What's your method?

  • what you listen for beyond the prepared remarks
  • how you trade the Q&A, if at all
  • the press conference moment that changed everything
How do you read a central bank press conference live? — moving average crossover diagram
A fast moving average crossing a slower one

The interest rates guide covers the event structure.

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