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Federal Reserve Chairman Waller's debut featured a significant slimming statement, the cancellation of forward guidance, refusal to submit the dot plot, and the establishment of five working groups, vowing to uphold the 2% inflation target, which triggered a sharp decline in U.S. stocks and a surge in U.S. Treasury yields.

Released on June 17, 2026. Today at 2:00 PM ET, the Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision and dot plot, with Kevin Warsh's first press conference providing the most critical policy signals at 2:30 PM ET. For Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: $CRCL), today is not an ordinary FOMC day—it is precisely at the final sprint window of the CLARITY Act Senate vote with 60 votes (the White House aims for a signing on July 4, leaving only about 17 days), as well as the convergence point validated by Circle's Q1 financial report (revenue of $694 million, +20%) regarding the structural expansion narrative of USDC. The two variables—the Federal Reserve's interest rate path and the regulatory framework for stablecoins—together determine whether $CRCL can achieve a true valuation reconstruction in Q3.