Faced with a solid economy and mounting inflation concerns, the U.S. central bank has said it will “move cautiously” on cutting interest rates.

The Fed will likely pause its rate cuts this week. After that, uncertainty over Trump's tariff, immigration plans make forecasting rates a dice roll.

With healthy hiring and some progress on inflation, Fed official have said that the pace of rate cuts will slow this year.

At the Federal Reserve’s first meeting in 2025, consumers are going to want what Fed Chair Jerome Powell simply can’t give them: An answer to how much longer interest rates are going to stay high.

Anyone thinking the Federal Reserve would cut the federal funds rate during its meeting this week probably hasn’t paid attention to Wall Street and the markets. And that means President Donald Trump is likely to be disappointed as he pushes for immediate rate cuts.

Donald Trump’s return to the White House is overshadowing the Fed’s meeting this week, with policymakers expected to pause changes to interest rates for now.

The Federal Reserve’s first policy meeting of Donald Trump’s second presidency will likely not include a rate cut. Against a backdrop of healthy demand and stubborn inflation, officials are widely expected to say on wednesday that they’re holding borrowing costs steady.

Fed looks on track to keep its target rate unchanged. TMC Research’s Fed funds model continues to indicate that the current 4.25-4.50% range for the target rate is close to a neutral stance.