The Federal Reserve's future moves on interest rates in 2025 will be in a narrow range unless the trajectory of inflation changes, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in comments posted on the firm's website on Wednesday.
Treasury yield is hovering just above a six-week low around 4.50% as investors continue to digest Wednesday’s monetary policy update from the Federal Reserve. The U.S. central bank left interest rates unchanged at a range of 4.
Central bank policymakers are widely expected to stand pat on interest rates. Investors await further details from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference.
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a sign of a more cautious approach as the Fed seeks to gauge where inflation is headed and what policies President Donald Trump may pursue.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday as it awaits further inflation and jobs data and more clarity on the economic impact of President Donald Trump's policies before deciding whether to cut borrowing costs again.
The rate-setting Federal Reserve did not heed Trump’s insistence last week demanding “interest rates drop immediately.”
The Fed will likely pause its rate cuts this week. After that, uncertainty over Trump's tariff, immigration plans make forecasting rates a dice roll.
The Fed said the job market is “solid,” and noted that the unemployment rate “has stabilized at a low level in recent months.”
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged as officials grappled with uncertainty caused by inflation and President Trump's plans.
Global markets are concentrated in three major ways: U.S. stocks have come to dominate global equity indices, technology as a sector is dominating benchmarks, and there is also a portfolio trend towards large positions in a few single stocks. All this makes the rally more fragile.
Brooke Roach, analyst at Goldman Sachs joined CNBC for an interview to discuss the firm’s outlook on consumer cyclicals for 2025.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon cautioned Tuesday that mounting U.S. government debt requires immediate attention, pointing to a recent surge in Treasury yields as a signal of market concerns over federal borrowing.