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Fed Shock: Fed Officials Forecast Higher Rates and Higher Inflation
Breitbart ^ | 06/18/2025 | John Carney

Posted on 06/18/2025 12:34:52 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The Federal Reserve delivered an unexpected blow to hopes for lower borrowing costs in the future, projecting higher inflation and higher interest rates in updated forecasts released Wednesday. While policymakers left their benchmark rate unchanged and signaled that they may cut in the second half of this year, forecasts of officials showed they expect fewer cuts next year and the year after that.

The central bank held the federal funds target at 4.25 to 4.50 percent, its level since the December rate cut. But the accompanying economic projections revealed rising concern that inflation is not receding fast enough—and that rates may need to stay elevated to keep it in check.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fed; fedrates; fedshock; forecast; higher; inflation; officials; rates
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I thought inflation did not exist? It was grocery store greed.
1 posted on 06/18/2025 12:34:52 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The Fed wages war against the President.


2 posted on 06/18/2025 12:39:02 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What planet are they living on? Not earth.


3 posted on 06/18/2025 12:40:03 PM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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It’s time to end the Fed.


4 posted on 06/18/2025 12:40:20 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

War against Americans.


5 posted on 06/18/2025 12:40:31 PM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

The Fed is full of Shyte!


6 posted on 06/18/2025 12:40:37 PM PDT by ohioman
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To: ChicagoConservative27
CNBC reported it differently today: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/18/fed-rate-decision-june-2025-.html.

Fed holds key rate steady, still sees two more cuts this year

So if someone was hoping for rate lowering today, that didn't happen. But the Fed seemed to be leaning towards lower rates, not higher rates, by year's end.

7 posted on 06/18/2025 12:40:55 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Why should the scumbag liberal, anti-America filth at the Fed be any different than the Judicial branch, the Legislative branch, the bureaucrats, the media, etc.


8 posted on 06/18/2025 12:41:14 PM PDT by Common Sense 101
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Inflation doesn’t exist, but the US can’t get people to buy T-Bills with any interest amount less than this, so they use the ruse of inflation to hide that true reason, IMHO.


9 posted on 06/18/2025 12:42:21 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

It is easy to understand. The higher the interest rate, the more tax money goes to “Them” to “finance” the $37 Trillion Dollars in U.S. Debt. Who owns that debt? I betcha the majority owner IS THE FED. See how this works?

Where in the blazes did 18% of GDP PLUS $37 Trillion Dollars go? I think I have a good idea…


10 posted on 06/18/2025 12:44:59 PM PDT by Shady (Where did the 18% of GDP PLUS $37 TRILLION DOLLARS of OUR MONEY, Go?)
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To: ClearCase_guy

It is easy to understand. The higher the interest rate, the more tax money goes to “Them” to “finance” the $37 Trillion Dollars in U.S. Debt. Who owns that debt? I betcha the majority owner IS THE FED. See how this works?

Where in the blazes did 18% of GDP PLUS $37 Trillion Dollars go? I think I have a good idea…


11 posted on 06/18/2025 12:45:30 PM PDT by Shady (Where did the 18% of GDP PLUS $37 TRILLION DOLLARS of OUR MONEY, Go?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Interest rates are not high and don’t need to be cut. Interest rates have two sides - borrowers who want low interest rates and bond/savers who want higher interest rates. Savers, bond holders should be earning a positive real rate of return which they haven’t had in 15 years.

If a person or company or government cannot afford to pay normal rates of interest, then maybe they should not be borrowing money?


12 posted on 06/18/2025 12:46:33 PM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Morons


13 posted on 06/18/2025 12:48:29 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Anything to make Trump look bad.


14 posted on 06/18/2025 12:49:14 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
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To: escapefromboston

Powell should be hanged.

He is a political hack.


15 posted on 06/18/2025 12:49:58 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: rigelkentaurus

They are too high. 6% mortgage rates are high.


16 posted on 06/18/2025 12:50:58 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They had no problem cutting to help Biden out. Powell kept blathering about how they would have to see how much the tariffs raised inflation. What a crock. Can’t Trump fire him?


17 posted on 06/18/2025 12:53:24 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: ClearCase_guy

It would be a totally different assessment if a Dem was president.

Elevated rates add to the cost of our already massive debt service. Just saying.


18 posted on 06/18/2025 12:55:56 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: EnderWiggin1970

“What planet are they living on?”

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THEY live in splendor with complete job security so inflation is no problem for them.


19 posted on 06/18/2025 12:57:13 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I am bored with rate discussion.Jim Cramer explained why companies react to rate changes. That’s all I need to know as a balanced fund holder.


20 posted on 06/18/2025 1:02:09 PM PDT by larryjohnson (FReepersonaltrainer)
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