Here are the five key takeaways from this week’s Fed meeting

Key Points

Federal Reserve policymakers kept their key interest rate at a range of 3.5% to 3.75% at the conclusion of their March meeting.
At his press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell faced questions about the oil price shock since the Iran war.
The Fed’s dot plot suggests a rate cut could be in the cards for 2026, plus one more in the following year.

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