Fully in Wait-and-See Mode, Fed Keeps Rates at 4.25%-4.50%, Frets about Higher Uncertainty, Higher Inflation, and Higher Unemployment

US Fed pauses rate cuts, warns of inflation, unemployment risks

WASHINGTON, United States — The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced another pause in rate cuts and warned of higher risks to its inflation and unemployment goals in a likely reference to President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout. Policymakers voted unanimously to hold the US central bank’s key lending rate at between 4.25 percent and 4.5

CFOs need a new 'playbook' for tariff-fueled uncertainty

Good morning. The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it would leave interest rates unchanged as more clarity is needed about where the economy is headed as a result of changes to U.S. trade policy.The federal funds rate, which banks use to borrow from one another overnight, remains at a target range of 4.25% to 4.5%. Although economic activity continues to expand at a solid pace, inflation remains somewhat elevated, the Federal Open Market C…

Fully in Wait-and-See Mode, Fed Keeps Rates at 4.25%-4.50%, Frets about Higher Uncertainty, Higher Inflation, and Higher Unemployment

QT Continues at the slower pace announced in March.

Experts Forecast Rate Cuts Later in 2025 | Corp! Magazine

As universally expected, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held the federal funds target unchanged at the May 7 decision at a range of 4.25% to 4.50%. The decision was unanimous. The Fed updated their assessment of the economic outlook to acknowledge the flurry of tariff changes in April. Where the March statement read, “The […]

WASHINGTON, 7 May (Xinhua) — The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) today kept the target rate on federal funds unchanged at between 4.25 and 4.5 percent, at a time when the Trump administration’s tariff policies are expected to lead to higher inflation and slower economic growth. “Uncertainty about economic prospects has increased even further,” said the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the central bank’s policy-making agency, in a statement after…

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) decided to keep the benchmark interest rate in the range of 4.25%-4.50%, in line with market expectations, rejecting calls from former President Donald Trump for an easing of monetary policy. The announcement was accompanied by a clear warning of increasing economic uncertainties, especially due to the possible effects of new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, Reuters and finance.yahoo.com report. Fed Chair…