Fed faces new inflation shock as Middle East war cuts rate-cut odds this year to 47% | Metals Mine

  • Fed faces new inflation shock as Middle East war cuts rate-cut odds this year to 47%

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    Federal Reserve policymakers are once again confronting a shifting inflation landscape as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East threaten to derail the central bank’s progress toward restoring price stability. For the fifth consecutive year, the Fed’s effort to bring inflation back to its 2% target has been disrupted by external shocks. The pandemic’s economic aftereffects were followed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a global energy spike, then trade tensions and tariffs. Now, the conflict involving the United States and Iran risks pushing commodity prices higher again and delaying the path toward ... (full story)

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JarXztrades
Mar 17, 2026 12:57am
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Whats you guys thought on this next fed meeting could be a rate cut coming or not
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Sampipfx
Mar 17, 2026 3:55am
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Lol
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Trader#8845
Mar 17, 2026 5:16am
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Quoting Trader#79CC
You are fuckin manipulators and doin nothing to prevent disaster instead you are fuckin up everything to fill your filthy pockets. 1 generation next no one will fuckn remember you b***tches
You’re really dumb.
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Trader#AF91
Mar 17, 2026 5:30am
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Quoting JarXztrades
Whats you guys thought on this next fed meeting could be a rate cut coming or not
if so, FED has really lost all credibility, but then again, doesn't the financial sector already done that by itself
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Trader#79CC
Mar 17, 2026 1:12am
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You are fuckin manipulators and doin nothing to prevent disaster instead you are fuckin up everything to fill your filthy pockets. 1 generation next no one will fuckn remember you b***tches
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