*SUMMARY OF FED DECISION:*
1. Fed leaves rates unchanged for 4th straight meeting
2. Fed says uncertainty has diminished, but is still elevated
3. Fed lowers 2025 GDP estimate to 1.4%, lifts inflation estimate to 3%
4. Median Fed forecast shows 50 basis points of rate cuts in 2025
5. Median Fed forecast shows rates at 3.6% in 2026, 3.4% in 2027
6. Interest rate futures increase likelihood of rate cuts beginning in September
The Fed pause continues even as Trump calls for 100 bps rate cuts.