#PowellRemarks ๐Ÿ”ฅ Powell Remarks: Fed Holds Rates, Warns of Incoming Inflation Shock ๐Ÿ”ฅ

The Fed held rates at 4.25%โ€“4.50%, but Chair Jerome Powellโ€™s message was anything but calm. He warned that new tariffs will trigger โ€œmeaningful inflation,โ€ adding, โ€œConsumers will feel it.โ€

While two rate cuts are still on the table for 2025, 7 of 19 Fed officials now expect no cuts at allโ€”signaling deepening concern. GDP growth has been cut to 1.4%, and inflation is forecast to hit 3% by yearโ€™s end.

๐Ÿ“‰ Markets wobbled as Powell made it clear: rate cuts wonโ€™t come easy. The fight against inflation isnโ€™t over.