{"id":2954,"date":"2026-06-17T18:34:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:34:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T18:34:59","slug":"federal-reserve-keeps-rate-unchanged-but-nearly-half-of-policymakers-would-support-hike-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2954","title":{"rendered":"Federal Reserve keeps rate unchanged, but nearly half of policymakers would support hike this year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank\u2019s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year, an unexpectedly aggressive outcome that would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In an unusually short statement after their two-day meeting, Fed officials dropped language that had suggested their next move would be to cut their key rate. The brief statement likely reflects the influence of new chair Kevin Warsh, appointed by Trump, who has previously criticized the Fed for commenting too broadly on the economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a set of quarterly projections, nine Fed officials said they expected at least one rate hike this year, with six supporting two or more. It\u2019s a sharp change from March, when no policymakers penciled in a hike and the committee as a whole forecast one cut in 2026. The change is an acknowledgement that inflation is at its highest level in three years and many officials have said in recent speeches that if inflation doesn\u2019t decline, higher rates may be necessary as early as the end of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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