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The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that the interest rate will leave its criterion without changing because policymakers continue to monitor inflation and the labor market among a high level of economic uncertainty.
The central bank's decision leaves the federal fund rates in a range of 4.25 % to 4.5 %.
This comes after the Federal Reserve in its previous two sessions in January and March, which followed three consecutive rates in its previous sessions, which included a 50-consistency decrease in September and a pair of 25-consume in November and December.
The Federal Free Market Committee (FOMC), which guides the central bank's monetary policy movements, said in its declaration: “(U) The uncertainty about the economic outlook has increased” and the Federal Reserve is monitoring the risks of both parties from its dual duty, adding that the risks of higher unemployment have increased.
“Although fluctuations in net export have affected data, recent indicators show that economic activity has expanded at a firm speed,” FOMC wrote. “The unemployment rate has been stabilized in recent months and the labor market conditions remain. Inflation is somewhat rising.”
Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell said in a statement that the economy was in “strong position” despite “uncertainty”, saying that inflation was “high, but it was somewhat more than 2 % of our longer targets.”
“The new government is implementing fundamental changes in politics in four distinct areas – trade, immigration, financial policy and regulations,” Powell said. “Increasing the announced tariffs is still significantly larger than predicted, however, and their effects on the economy are very unclear. If the high increase in tariffs is sustainable, they are likely to increase inflation, slow down economic growth and increase Unemplasment.”
“The impact on inflation can be short -term, and this indicates once a change at the price level,” he said. “It may also be more stable. Preventing the result depends on the size of the tariff, how long it takes to completely transfer them to prices and ultimately maintain long -term inflation.”
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