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The March 18 hold at 3.50-3.75 percent came with a Summary of Economic Projections lifting core inflation to 2.7 percent and signaling roughly one cut for 2026.
Priya Vaithilingam · April 3, 2026
The FOMC left the federal funds target at 3.50-3.75 percent on January 28, ending its cutting streak in another 9-3 vote that kept the committee's split on full display.
Priya Vaithilingam · March 7, 2026
The curve — the gap between long and short Treasury yields — is the market's forecast of rates ahead, and it prices your next loan before your bank does.
Priya Vaithilingam · February 8, 2026
The Federal Reserve lowered its target range to 3.50-3.75 percent on December 10, its third cut of 2025 — and the minutes showed the most dissents since 2019.
Priya Vaithilingam · January 17, 2026