Officials penciled in just one rate cut this year, according to their latest economic projections, compared to the three they forecast in March.
They also expect inflation to be more stubborn this year than they thought in the spring, according to their forecasts.
The Fed has kept interest rates at a 23-year high for nearly a year, after kicking off an aggressive rate-hiking campaign in March 2022.
Here are key takeaways from the Fed’s latest decision on interest rates.
Still-high inflation is continuing to eat into some budgets, pandemic savings are drying up, borrowers continue to pile on more debt and the highest interest rates in nearly a quarter century are squeezing Americans.
Persons:
Jerome Powell, Powell, ’, it’s, ”, “ We’ve, ” Powell, trickling, Wall, Matt Colyar, “
Organizations:
Washington CNN, Federal Reserve, Labor Department, That’s, CPI, Fed, Moody’s
Locations:
April’s