🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 FOMC Policy Recap – June 18, 2025 | Fed Holds Rates as Markets Watch September 🔍📊
The U.S. Federal Reserve has decided to keep interest rates unchanged at 4.00%–4.25% 🏦 for the third straight meeting, staying cautious in the face of economic uncertainty. Despite rising political pressure — especially from former President Donald Trump 💬 — who hinted he might “take action” if inflation drops further and no cuts are made, the Fed maintained its independent, data-first approach 📉📚.
🗓️ The updated economic forecast, or "dot plot," now signals just one possible rate cut in 2025, scaled back from the earlier projection of two ✂️✂️. This change reflects growing concerns over trade tariffs 🌐, uneven job market data 📉, and global tensions 🌍. Traders are now eyeing September as the most likely moment for a policy shift — depending on how inflation and labor market figures evolve 🔎📈. Fed Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed a slow, steady, and data-driven path forward, signaling that monetary moves won’t be swayed by politics 🧭⚖️.
