Fed Watch: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
From Basis Points by Basis Points by WisdomTree Asset Management
March 18, 2026 · 5 min
About this episode
Kevin Flanagan discusses the implications of the latest FOMC meeting on inflation, growth, and geopolitical risks.
The latest FOMC meeting reinforced a patient Fed, but the outlook remains uncertain. Kevin Flanagan breaks down how policymakers are weighing inflation, slowing growth, and geopolitical risks while assessing the path toward neutral. What does this mean for rates and the road ahead? Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent. Learn more: https://www.wisdomtree.com/investments/multimedia/basis-points-podcasts#Listen%20now Please see the WisdomTree Glossary for additional definitions of terms and/or indexes: https://www.wisdomtree.com/investments/glossary
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Flanagan
Topics covered
- Federal Reserve
- monetary policy
- inflation
- economic growth
- geopolitical risks
Keywords
- FOMC meeting
- patient Fed
- inflation
- slowing growth
- geopolitical risks
- neutral rates
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Books & works: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
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