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Nonilex<p>US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CentralBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentralBank</span></a> holds <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a> steady</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> said it will slow the pace of the drawdown of its balance sheet, as it faces challenges in assessing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> liquidity….</p><p>Stmnt: "The Cmte will continue reducing its holdings of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a> &amp; agency <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mortgage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mortgage</span></a>‑backed securities. Beginning in April, the Cmte will slow the pace of decline of its securities holdings by reducing the monthly redemption cap on Treasury securities from $25B to $5B."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fed-meeting-live-us-stocks-open-higher-investors-eye-rate-decision-2025-03-19/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/fed-meeti</span><span class="invisible">ng-live-us-stocks-open-higher-investors-eye-rate-decision-2025-03-19/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…This week’s pause is fueled at least partly by uncertainty over the way <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> could enact new policies, such as a return to an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aggressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aggressive</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unpredictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unpredictable</span></a> global <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> overhaul w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threats</span></a> to impose significant <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on US trading partners. Though it’s unclear exactly how those policies will affect the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>, some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Fed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fed</span></a> ofcls have already begun to factor these policies into their economic projections.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, amid a cloudy economic outlook, partly because some of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s policies could stymie the fight against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a>.<br>
Wednesday’s pause comes after the central bank cut interest rates by a full percentage point between Sept &amp; Dec last year. Officials anticipate the pace of future cuts slowing to just 2 this year, down from 4 cuts that they projected before the election.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/29/fed-meets-on-interest-rates/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">25/01/29/fed-meets-on-interest-rates/</span></a></p>