The Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting concludes Wednesday.

The fed funds rate is expected to hold at 2.25-2.50%.

Attention turns to Fed Chief Jerome Powell’s press conference.

• Powell will begin holding a press conference after every meeting vs quarterly. The Fed holds eight meetings each year.

Last year’s stock market selloff was blamed on several factors. Among the concerns – fears the Federal Reserve’s desire to gradually raise interest rates might harm the economy, and the uncertain path U.S./China trade relations might take.

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The S&P 500 Index¹ is up 13.6% since its most recent bottom on Christmas Eve. Year-to-date (thru 1.21.19), the index is up an impressive 6.5% (MarketWatch).

We can credit some of the performance to oversold conditions in late December. When short-term negativity is at extreme levels, upbeat news is likely to spark a move into stocks.

A look behind the recent rally