With inflation still hovering above the 2% target, policymakers are expected to take a cautious stance, closely monitoring economic trends and the potential impact of the new administration’s policies.

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The United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) will announce monetary policy decisions following the first policy meeting of the year on Wednesday. Market participants widely anticipate that the US central bank will leave monetary policy settings unchanged after cutting the interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.25%-4.5% in December.

The US Federal Reserve will announce its first monetary policy decision of 2025, expected to keep interest rates at 4.50%.

Just over a week after Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Federal Reserve officials are gathering in Washington to discuss the outlook for interest-rate policy, with a goal of simply trying to stay out of the way.

After three interest rate cuts in a row, the US Federal Reserve is expected to take a breather on Wednesday and signal it will remain on pause until the data changes, despite pressure to cut from President Donald Trump.

US Federal Reserve has a dual mandate to act independently and keep inflation and employment in check, primarily by raising and lowering short-term interest rates

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The Fed is expected to keep rates at 4.25 as its first 2025 policy meeting ends, with no cuts likely before May.

The US Federal Reserve has a dual mandate to act independently and keep inflation and employment in check, primarily by raising and lowering short-term interest rates.

Investors today will be listening to how Fed Chair Jerome Powell addresses the potential effect that President Donald Trump could have on the future path of monetary policy.

Trump revived his criticism of the Fed and its chair Jerome Powell, whom he first appointed to run the US central bank. ‘I’ll demand that interest rates drop immediately,’ he said