Federal Reserve Faces Pressure to Pause Rate Hikes Amid Bank Jitters and Market Uncertainty
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The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates and may signal a pause in its tightening cycle due to a set of risks ranging from bank failures to the possibility of a U.S. debt default. While inflation has been falling slowly, the economy appears to be weakening, and recent bank failures have raised concerns about broader trouble in the financial sector. The Fed is likely to at least open the door to the prospect that this hike will be the last of the current tightening cycle, absent a future inflation surprise.
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- Markets keep assuming the Federal Reserve's next rate hike will be the last Washington Examiner
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