Holds Interest

• Federal Reserve memutuskan untuk membiarkan suku bunga acuan federal funds rate tidak berubah pada kisaran 3,5% hingga 3,75% pada hari Rabu, dengan alasan kekhawatiran atas kenaikan inflasi di tengah perang di Iran. • Hal ini menandai kelanjutan dari jeda penyesuaian suku bunga Fed setelah tiga kali pemotongan masing-masing 25 basis poin secara berturut-turut pada September, Oktober, dan Desember 2025. • Ketua Fed Jerome Powell dijadwalkan untuk mengadakan konferensi pers pada pukul 14.30 ET guna membahas keputusan tersebut, yang kemungkinan menjadi pengumuman suku bunga terakhirnya sebagai ketua 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...