#PowellRemarks

🚨 Federal Reserve Update – Powell’s Latest Remarks (June 18, 2025) 🚨

📉 The Fed held interest rates steady at 4.25–4.50%, signaling a cautious stance amid ongoing inflation concerns.

🎙 Key Points from Jerome Powell:

“We're not in a hurry to cut rates.”

Warned that new tariffs could lead to 'meaningful' inflation, not just a temporary bump.

Stressed that rate path projections (dot plot) are uncertain: “No one holds these paths with much conviction.”

Urged the government not to cut back on economic data collection, calling it a “huge public good.”

📊 Market Reaction:

Stocks dipped slightly as investors processed Powell’s hawkish tone.

Bond yields rose, reflecting market sensitivity to rate and inflation signals.

💡 Takeaway: The Fed is staying vigilant. With inflation still sticky and geopolitical pressures rising, rate cuts may be farther out than some hoped.

🧠 Investor Insight: Stay diversified, hedge inflation risk, and keep an eye on policy-driven volatility.

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