#FOMCMeeting The Federal Reserve kept the basic interest rate unchanged in the range of 4.25% to 4.50%, as widely expected in previous analyses.

• The strategy remains to wait for new data, particularly on tariffs, geopolitics, and domestic economic indicators.

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📈 Outlook for 2025

• The release of the "dot plots" — the chart that shows the projections of FOMC members for the rates — is expected to indicate only one interest rate cut in 2025, less than expected in March.

• A survey by Reuters showed that all but two forecasts indicate the rate will be maintained at least until September 2025.