#FOMCMeeting

🔍 What is the FOMC?

The FOMC is a group in the U.S. central bank 🏦. They decide whether to raise or lower interest rates 💸, which affects how much people and businesses pay for loans 💳.

🗓 What Happens in the Meeting?

They meet 8 times a year 📅 to talk about:

How the U.S. economy is doing 📊

Whether prices are rising too fast (inflation) 📈

If people are getting enough jobs 👷‍♂️

Whether to change interest rates 🔧

💡 Why It’s Important

Their decisions affect:

How much you pay on loans and credit cards 💵

The stock market 📉📈

Prices of things you buy 🛒

Jobs and the economy 💼

📈 What's Going on Now? (mid-2025)

They are watching inflation (rising prices) carefully 👀

People are waiting to see if they will lower interest rates ⬇️

Even small changes in what they say can affect the world economy 🌍