For the first time since August 2007, the Federal Reserve is not expected to change interest rates. With the fed funds rate now set to a target range of 0 to 0.25 percent, the Federal Reserve has maxed out on their most conventional monetary policy tool. Although they still have different ways of adding liquidity to the financial system and stimulating the economy, what was once the second most market moving event risk for the foreign exchange market could become a non-event. Going forward, traders may have the same disregard for FOMC rate decisions as they do for Bank of Japan meetings. The only way for Wednesday’s FOMC rate decision to hurt the dollar would be if the central bank announces that they will be purchasing long term US Treasuries in size or if they add more ingredients to their alphabet soup of new programs. There is nothing to support the dollar on the upside as the Fed is not expected to start talking about raising interest rates.