About this episode

The episode discusses the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady amidst dissent among officials regarding future policy directions.

Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Jonathan Ferro and Lisa Abramowicz break down the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision on a special edition of Bloomberg Surveillance. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, but revealed a deepening division over the outlook for policy amid increased uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East.Four officials voted against the decision, including three who objected to language in their post-meeting statement that suggested the central bank would eventually resume cutting rates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Keene, Jonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz

Topics covered

• Federal Reserve
• interest rates
• monetary policy
• economic outlook
• Middle East conflict
• dissenting opinions

Keywords

• Federal Reserve
• interest rates
• policy decision
• dissent
• Middle East
• economic uncertainty

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federal Reserve

Places: Middle East

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