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Note: Subscribers to MacroSuite will receive our FOMC preview a week early, at the beginning of the blackout period before each FOMC meeting. What To Expect: The Fed has signaled a hold on interest rates not just in June, but throughout the summer. With risks to the inflation trajectory on
It’s just a waiting game for the inflation data to show the effect of tariffs or the labor market starts to show signs of breaking.
A light week of Fedspeak, but a few notable pieces from some of the Committee.
There's still a lot of speculation around the effects of tariffs in this week's Fedspeak, but they're still waiting for the data. The uncertainty around other policies is also encouraging them to stay noncommital on rate movements.
This is the fourth post in our multi-part series on the Fed's 2025 framework review. Part 1 discusses how the Fed can deal with tariff inflation risks, Part 2 discusses the implications of recent productivity dynamics, and Part 3 discusses the Fed's inflation and supply
This week, FOMC members continue to project confidence in the ability of the economy to withstand the risk of a recession from tariff policy, at least long enough to allow the Fed to figure out what to do.
This is the third post in our multi-part series on the Fed's 2025 framework review. Part 1 can be found here and Part 2 can be found here. The Fed has an opportunity to learn valuable lessons and apply those lessons in a forward-looking manner. By
The post-FOMC Fedspeak from the rest of the Committee was as noncommittal as the press conference.
Last week's data leaves our take on the FOMC meeting unchanged. There are updated charts and tables with labor market and inflation data from the previous week.