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Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates at 3.75% as Traders Price 99% Odds for April 29 FOMC

Prediction markets and CME futures traders have converged on one outcome ahead of the April 29 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting: the Federal Reserve will hold rates ste...

Event Guide: FOMC Statement (April 2026)

With oil driving inflation higher and cuts off the table (for now), will Powell’s final presser signal that rate hikes are coming?

Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady at 3.5–3.75%

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, with the Federal Open Market Committee voting to keep the federal funds rate in a target range of 3.5%...

WATCH LIVE: Fed Chair Powell holds briefing on interest rate decision as his term nears end

The Federal Reserve will meet this week ahead of a looming leadership transition that remains fuzzy, and Wednesday's news conference will be closely watched for any clarification.

Federal Reserve holds rates as Kevin Warsh closes in on confirmation

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady Wednesday as President Trump's new pick to lead the bank inched closer to confirmation. By a vote of 8-4, the Federal Open Market C...

Record of the Financial Policy Committee meeting on 27 March 2026

On 1 April 2026, the Bank of England published a record of the Financial Policy Committee meeting that took place on 27 March 2026. Continue Reading

Kevin Warsh Takes Fed Chair Oath as FOMC Gives Unanimous Backing

Kevin Warsh took the Federal Reserve oath after Senate confirmation, succeeding Jerome Powell as chair. The FOMC also selected Warsh to lead the Fed’s monetary policy committee. Wa...

FOMC preview: No move expected as oil shock buries rate-cut hopes

The Iran war has done what months of sticky inflation data couldn’t: it has almost completely erased the market’s remaining expectations for Fed easing.The FOMC is overwhelmingly e...

Majority of Fed Officials Embraced Possibility of Higher Rates at Latest Meeting

A record of the April meeting, Jerome H. Powell’s last as chair, underscored the extent to which the war with Iran has upended the economic outlook.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the FOMC Just Updated Their Interest Rate Outlook -- and It's Terrible News for Wall Street

A historic level of dissent within the Federal Open Market Committee may mark a dubious turning point for the stock market.

More from Fed's Barr - hasn't decided on what to do at June FOMC meeting

Fed’s Barr:I haven’t decided on what to do at June FOMC meetingTrying to determine what energy shock will do to inflation over timeWe are not in recession but there’s been little j...

Fed divided on rate cuts as Middle East tensions add to policy uncertainty

Minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee meeting showed a divided view among policymakers on whether tensions in the Middle East could push the central bank toward rate cuts...

When Is The Next FOMC Meeting And What Are The Expectations For Crypto?

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets a total of eight times a year, where members of the committee review economic and financial conditions in the US, and this usually ha...

Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Markets Fully Price out 2026 Cuts

Markets have priced out every Federal Reserve rate cut for 2026 as a U.S.-Israel war with Iran sends oil past $110 per barrel and consumer gas prices toward $4 a gallon. Key Takeaw...

Strait of Hormuz Reopens and Oil Prices Drop, Impacting Federal Reserve Outlook

Reopened Middle East shipping and plummeting oil prices on Friday boosted bets the Federal Reserve may begin cutting interest rates as soon as December, but its policymakers still...

Warsh to tell Congress he's committed to ensuring monetary policy is strictly independent

The Senate Banking Committee gavels in at 10 am ET tomorrow for Kevin Warsh's confirmation hearing, and traders should set a calendar reminder. Powell's term expires May 15. Whoeve...

Fed interest rates explained at investingLive.com

A simple investingLiveQ&A for traders and investorsThe Federal Reserve is not only important because it changes interest rates. It is also important because it tells markets ho...

What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s April Meeting

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at what is scheduled to be Jerome H. Powell’s final meeting as chair.

New Fed chair Warsh faces hawkish FOMC as rate cut hopes fade on Iran war

Kevin Warsh is Fed chair just as FOMC minutes and Fed officials signal that rate cuts are off the table, with hikes a growing possibility if inflation stays elevated.Summary:Kevin...

Fed officials debate extending dollar swap lines to global central banks

Fed's Hammack signals "patient policy" as Fed navigates five-year inflation miss

High energy could bring inflation but could also weigh on growthRates are in a good place, baseline is staying on hold for whileRisks go in both ways for monetary policyThe job mar...

Fed's Kashkari says far too soon to predict what the next policy move should be

Fed should have neutral policy outlook going forwardRisk to US inflation is now higher than risk of labour market deteriorationThat said, need to still pay attention to both risksM...

How the Iran ceasefire could pull the Federal Reserve out of its holding pattern

Senior economist discusses the path forward for the Fed

Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady as Dissent Reaches Highest Level Since 1992

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday, April 29 that it will keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent. The decision met market expecta...