Fed Day Fallout | S3 E 143 | 04-29-26

About this episode

Megan Horneman discusses the Federal Reserve's recent decision on interest rates and its implications for the markets.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, but the tone of today’s meeting was more hawkish than markets expected. In this episode of Markets with Megan, Megan breaks down the latest Fed decision, the notable dissent within the committee, and why small wording changes in the Fed statement can have a big impact on markets. She also discusses rising energy prices, inflation concerns, higher bond yields, and why the path for rate cuts looks increasingly uncertain. In this episode,: • Why...

People in this episode

Host: Megan Horneman

Topics covered

• Federal Reserve
• interest rates
• inflation
• energy prices
• bond yields
• financial markets

Keywords

• Federal Reserve
• interest rates
• hawkish
• inflation
• bond yields
• energy prices
• rate cuts

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Organizations: Federal Reserve

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