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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to deliver the central bank’s interest rate decision on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Powell is expected to hold interest rates steady. The meeting will likely shed light on the United States’s wartime economy,
This is CNBC's live blog covering the Federal Open Market Committee meeting and Chair Jerome Powell's press conference. The Federal Reserve kept a steady hand on its overnight lending rate, maintaining a target range of 3.
The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) convened for its two-day meeting on March 17-18, 2026. This gathering is particularly significant as it is the first since the escalation of conflict involving the United States,
US Fed meeting: The Federal Reserve is currently conducting its two-day policy meeting against the backdrop of the US-Iran conflict, which has heightened uncertainty in the global economy.
FOMC held fed funds rate at 3.50%-3.75% for a second straight meeting as policymakers weigh slowing growth, persistent inflation, with core PCE at 3.1%. Read more here.
The Federal Reserve voted to keep its key interest rate flat, as rising inflation prevented it from cutting rates and the slowing job market kept a rate hike off the table.
Live updates on markets and the top finance, economics and business stories as the Federal Reserve meets in Washington. Jerome Powell is set to speak. Plus the latest on oil prices, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
Has Fed Chair Jerome Powell already presided over his last interest-rate cut? Investors seem to think so. The closely followed Fed Watch tool forecasts the next Fed rate cut will come in June, a month after Powell's second four-year term as chair ends.
Oil shocks from geopolitical conflicts can reignite inflation and delay interest rate cuts. That's clouding the outlook for the Federal Reserve's moves this year.
As US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) fall lower in Thursday trading and Middle East tensions push oil (CL=F, BZ=F) and gas prices (RB=F) higher, now what is the Federal Reserve to do about interest rates?