Thursday, March 19, 2026

The Fed keeps interest rates unchanged in this uncertain economy : NPR

"Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated," Fed policymakers said in a statement. "The implications of developments in the Middle East for the U.S. economy are uncertain."

 By a vote of 11 to 1, members of the Fed's rate-setting committee opted to leave the federal funds rate between 3-1/2 and 3-3/4%. The dissenting member, former White House economist Steven Miran, would have preferred to cut the benchmark by a quarter percentage point… 

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-s1-5750485/federal-reserve-policy-meeting-inflation-gas-iran-jobs 


 

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