Analyst: The Federal Reserve may press the pause button for interest rate cuts within the year, and the possibility of resuming interest rate hikes cannot be ruled out

According to a report by Golden Ten, Regan Capital analyst Skyler Weinand said that the stronger than expected CPI report in January may prompt the Federal Reserve to press the pause button for interest rate cuts for the rest of this year. He said, "The Federal Reserve can only wait and see, hoping that economic indicators will change and indicate more progress in inflation." "If consumer prices or inflation expectations continue to rise, the Fed's next action is likely to be to raise short-term interest rates." Weinand also stated that the "extreme uncertainty" surrounding President Trump's fiscal policy and how it will affect consumer prices is causing "extreme anxiety" for the Fed and making it more difficult for policymakers to cut interest rates in the short term. (Golden Ten Data APP)