Holds Interest

• La Federal Reserve votó el miércoles a favor de mantener la federal funds rate de referencia sin cambios en el rango de 3.5% a 3.75%, citando preocupaciones sobre el aumento de la inflación en medio de la guerra en Iran. • Esto marca la continuación de la pausa de la Fed en los ajustes de tasas tras tres cortes sucesivos de 25-basis-point en septiembre, octubre y diciembre de 2025. • El Chairman de la Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, tiene previsto ofrecer una rueda de prensa a las 2:30 p.m. ET para discutir la decisión, lo que marcaría su interest-rate announcement final como chair de la Federal Reserve.

• The U.S. Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady on March 19, 2026, in its first move since oil prices spiked due to the Iran war. • Officials cite inflationary pressures from energy disruptions but project stability if conflict de-escalates. • The decision impacts American consumers facing higher gas prices, influencing mortgage and loan rates nationwide.

Decision comes as concerns mount over economic fallout from conflict bringing fresh cost of living shockBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold amid growing fears over an inflation shock triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.As households brace for a rise in living costs, the Bank’s rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC) voted by a majority to keep its key base rate at the current level of 3.75%. Continue reading...