HONG KONG : The Hong Kong Monetary Authority left ... The decision and Powell's comments put Fed policy in a holding pattern at a time when the U.S. economic landscape seems both stable and ...

HONG KONG, Jan 30 (Reuters ... The decision and Powell's comments put Fed policy in a holding pattern at a time when the U.S. economic landscape seems both stable and wildly uncertain while ...

"Interest rates in Hong Kong may stay high for some time, with the pace of U.S. cuts still unclear," it noted. On Wednesday, the Fed kept rates unchanged, with Chair Jerome Powell signaling that ...

Suffice it to say, this wasn't the most interesting decision of 2025 so far. Still, given that the Fed cut interest rates three times in 2024, we were hoping for a path toward lower borrowing costs.

Following a series of interest rate hikes between March 2022 and July 2023, which were intended to help reverse rising inflation, the Fed held its benchmark rate steady for over a year.

The decision was unanimous among the voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee, the panel of Fed officials responsible for setting interest rates. The CME Fed Watch prediction algorithm ...

Emerging from their first policy meeting during Trump’s second term in the White House, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said central bank officials are “waiting to see what policies are enacted ...