Fed Holds Steady and Maintains Rate-Cut Projection
Political Wire [Unofficial]
March 18, 2026
“The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday and preserved a path to cutting rates this year as higher energy prices from the Iran war threaten to prolong their yearslong inflation fight,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Officials voted 11-1 to hold the benchmark federal-funds rate in a range between 3.5% and 3.75%, the second […]
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