Fed holds rates as inflation risks persist

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark policy rate unchanged, with officials signaling that inflation remains a persistent risk that could delay any move toward easing. The decision keeps the policy rate at a level that maintains a positive real yield spread versus major trading partners, supporting the dollar through the rate differential channel. Because the USD is the directly affected asset, the reaction is most visible in dollar pairs such as EUR/USD and USD/JPY, where traders reprice expected central bank divergence against a backdrop of stickier-than-target price pressures. Front-end Treasury yields and fed funds futures are the instruments most sensitive to any shift in cut expectations. The next catalyst to watch is the upcoming Consumer Price Index release, since a hotter-than-expected reading would reinforce the hold narrative and extend dollar strength.

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