The Federal Reserve's meeting minutes suggest a pause in interest rate cuts, with "almost all" policymakers believing that Trump's policies may drive up inflation.
The "New Federal Reserve News Agency": The minutes suggest that Fed officials will temporarily keep interest rates unchanged, partly due to Trump's intention to impose tariffs, and they anticipate the risk of inflation being higher than expected.
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What impact do Trump's tariffs have? Federal Reserve officials stated for the first time: Support for further interest rate cuts this year!
①Federal Reserve Governor Waller supports interest rate cuts this year, although he believes that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration may not significantly impact inflation. ②Waller expects the inflation rate to approach the Federal Reserve's 2% target in the coming months and believes that medium-term inflation will continue to move toward 2%.
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Fed Signals Delayed Rate Cuts as Inflation Concerns Linger, Goldman Sachs Says
The "Trump tariffs" are imminent! Bank of America: The FED has likely completed the "final rate cut."
① According to the latest forecast from Bank of America, if the Trump administration implements aggressive tariff policies, the Federal Reserve will delay interest rate cuts this year; ② The bank pointed out that signs of sticky inflation are increasing, and considering the timing of the Trump administration's arrival, the Federal Reserve may have already completed the "last cut" of this round of interest rate cuts in December.