FOMC Decision Day is here — December 10, 2025
The Fed’s final meeting of the year wraps up tonight. Whatever Jerome Powell says in a few hours from now will move markets around the globe — from Wall Street to Karachi, Mumbai to Dubai, Lagos to Johannesburg.
Here’s exactly when you need to be awake (or at least have notifications on):
🇺🇸 USA (Eastern Time) → 2:00 PM
🇬🇧 UK → 7:00 PM
🇪🇺 Europe (CET) → 8:00 PM
🇳🇬 Nigeria, Ghana (WAT) → 8:00 PM
🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇪🇬 Egypt → 9:00 PM
🇸🇦 🇦🇪 🇶🇦 Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman → 10:00 PM
🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, Tanzania → 10:00 PM
🇵🇰 Pakistan → 12:00 AM midnight (midnight, Thursday 11 Dec)
🇮🇳 India → 12:30 AM (Thursday 11 Dec)
🇨🇳 China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia → 3:00 AM (Thursday)
🇯🇵 Japan, Korea → 4:00 AM (Thursday)
Statement drops at the times above → 2:00 PM EST
Powell starts speaking 30 minutes later → 2:30 PM EST
Almost everyone (99 % probability on CME FedWatch) expects a 25 bps cut, bringing the Fed funds rate to 3.50–3.75 %. But the real fireworks will be in Powell’s tone and the new Dot Plot — will they pause in January or keep cutting?
Grab your coffee (or stay up late), this one matters.
Live stream: Federal Reserve YouTube channel (free, no commentary nonsense)
See you on the charts! 🚀
