#Fomc #FED: no changes in rates.

🇱🇷The Fed holds rates at 4.5%


SUMMARY OF FED DECISION (7/30/2025):

1. Fed leaves rates unchanged for 5th straight meeting
2. Fed voted 9-2 to keep interest rates unchanged
3. Indicators suggest growth of economy moderated
4. Inflation in the US remains "somewhat elevated"
5. Unemployment rate remains low and labor market is "solid"
6. Waller and Bowman dissent, preferring a 25 bps rate cut

The Fed pause continues even as Trump calls for 300 bps of rate cuts.


ALL during the Fed interest rate decision just now:

1. Trump implements additional 40% #tariff on #Brazil
2. Trump imposes universal 50% tariffs on imports of semi-finished copper products
3. Trump imposes universal 50% tariffs on imports of copper-intensive derivative products
4. Trump says he is going to have "a very clear deal" with China
5. Trump says BRICS is an attack on the US Dollar
6. Trump says he is negotiating with India

Is the timing of these announcements a coincidence?🤔


SUMMARY OF FED CHAIR POWELL'S COMMENTS (7/30/25):

1. Current policy stance "leaves us well positioned"
2. Moderation of growth reflects a slowdown in consumer spending
3. Activity in the US housing sector remains weak
4. Inflation in the US remains "somewhat elevated"
5. Tariffs are "pushing up prices" in some goods
6. "Changes to government policy continue to evolve"

The Fed pause continues.