#CNBC LIVE: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks on interest rate decision — 3/18/2026

Markets are pricing in a near-zero chance that the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee will be cutting at this meeting — or any other in the near future. Futures pricing suggests policymakers won’t consider easing until at least September, more likely October, and even then just a single cut this year.

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