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News that the U.S. and China have drastically reduced reciprocal tariffs for 90 days as they continue trade talks has already put a dent in rate-cut expectations.

The Fed will not cut interest rates in June or July, with the first cut now expected in September. Wall Street traders have reduced their expectations from three cuts to just two for 2025. Treasury yields jumped as markets reacted to the Fed’s wait-and-see stance.

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Core inflation remained more or less unchanged last month, a setback for anyone hoping the Federal Reserve will move quickly to lower interest rates. Cuts are even less likely in the near term because the latest trade negotiations with China should reduce the threat of a U.

The Fed should not commit to further interest rate cuts until it is clear whether the Trump administration's tariff policies lead to persistent inflation or a less serious, one-time adjustment in prices,

Economists have shifted back their forecasts for lower borrowing costs as President Trump’s tariffs raised the risk of higher inflation and slower growth.

Fed-funds futures traders have dialed back their expectations for the number of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts expected in 2025, taking the most likely scenario down to just two cuts, compared with three late last week.

Wednesday's Fed meeting may be the last where the outcome is so cut and dry with Trump's tariffs casting a shadow of uncertainty over the economic outlook.