Here's what changed in the March statement

Here’s what changed in the new statement

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Dec. 13, 2023. Liu Jie | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in March. Text removed from the March statement is in…

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Fed officials still foresee rate cut this year, despite war impacts, minutes show

Jerome Powell says he will continue to serve as a Fed governor, calls Trump criticism ‘unprecedented’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said he will stay on the Board of Governors for an indefinite period while a…

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Fed holds rates steady amid dissent

Fed holds rates steady amid dissent

An unusually divided Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its key interest rate steady as policymakers grappled with the policy impact of persistent inflation and awaited a looming leadership transition at the central bank. In what may have been Chair Jerome Powell‘s final meeting at the helm, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee voted to hold…

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