How Iran Strikes Affect The Fed’s Rate Decision
CNBC·2026-03-17 15:14
So the Federal Reserve came into this year a little nervous about the economic outlook and everything that's happened since, particularly the war on Iran, is only going to heighten their sense of caution. We've got to recognize that inflation has been very sticky for a period of time. You know, the basis for cutting into that is not 100% clear to me yet.The Fed is not going to cut interest rates this week at its meeting, but it will give us some clues to how it's thinking about this big price shock and ener ...