BlockBeats News, March 17th, Bastian Freitag, Head of the Fixed Income Department of Rothschild Wealth Management Germany, said that the Federal Reserve is expected to maintain the status quo this week, with the earliest opportunity for a rate cut being in June.
Freitag stated in a report that inflation continues to stagnate above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, and this sideways trend may persist. Punitive tariffs imposed by the U.S. government and those still to be imposed could continue to drive up prices.
“At the same time, we observe a slight increase in survey-based inflation expectations, which reduces the Fed's room for an early rate cut,” Freitag said. He expects the Fed to cut rates in June, September, and the first quarter of 2026. (FXStreet)