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🇺🇸 FOMC Recap – June 18, 2025 📊📉

The Fed held interest rates steady at 4.25–4.50% for the third consecutive meeting, resisting political pressure — including public calls from former President Trump to cut rates. Despite his hints at "forcing action" if inflation keeps falling, the Fed maintained its stance, reinforcing its independence 🏛️.

📉 The new dot plot now signals just one rate cut in 2025, down from earlier expectations of two.

Key concerns include:

– Uncertainty from trade tariffs,

– Mixed labor data,

– Ongoing geopolitical tensions.

🗓️ Markets are now looking to September as the earliest realistic window for a potential cut — depending on economic data.

Chair Powell stayed focused on a data-driven approach, keeping a steady hand amid political noise.