U.S. Fed to keep rates on hold at least until September as inflation risks linger: poll

U.S. Fed to keep rates on hold at least until September as inflation risks linger: poll

The U.S. Federal Reserve will keep interest rates on hold for at least another couple of months, according to most economists polled by Reuters, as risks linger that inflation may resurge due to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

With most trade negotiations incomplete as the July 9 deadline for a 90-day pause on tariffs announced in April approaches, forecasters have been reluctant to change their already fragile economic outlook.

Rising concerns about U.S. debt and a deluge of bond issuance fuelled by a sweeping tax cut bill passed by the House of Representatives, but not the Senate, are not helping. Data on Friday showed no signs of significant stress building in the labor market, suggestin