Officials at the Federal Reserve have adopted a wait-and-see approach to policy moves amid extreme uncertainty about the economic outlook.

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The Fed’s 2026 projections range from 2.9% to 4.1% compared with the previous 2.4% to 3.9% range. Market expectations: Traders have placed low probabilities on the Fed cutting rates at the June or July meetings,

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has warned that longer-term interest rates will likely remain higher due to the risk of "volatile" inflation, in another sign that homebuyers should curb their expectations for mortgage rate relief.

U.S. stock index futures saw some recovery on Friday morning following a moderate inflation report, raising speculations of a potential interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The PCE Price Index rose by 0.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has come to the defence of Fed chairman Jerome Powell, saying his cautious approach is appropriate.

Gold prices rebounded on Wednesday as investors bought the dip following a previous decline, while awaiting key U.S. economic data and signals from the Federal Reserve. Analysts expect gold to rise further if inflation data supports rate cut expectations.

Morgan Stanley’s base case: no rate cuts in 2025, with the Fed keeping its easing bias but unwilling to “look through” tariff-induced inflation. “The right answer is to wait for clarity,” the analysts wrote, forecasting the Fed will stay on hold until March 2026.

The Federal Reserve's primary inflation rate, the core PCE price index, fell in April to its lowest level since March 2021. Yet that may be of little comfort to investors and Fed policymakers, with Trump tariffs expected to boost inflation in coming months.