This Wednesday, the United States Federal Reserve (the country’s central bank) will announce its decision on interest rates. Here’s what to expect:
Most likely, they won’t raise interest rates: Almost all experts are betting that this time there will be no changes. The rate would remain at its current level (between 3.75% and 4.00%).Why would they pause? At their last meeting, they decided to raise interest rates a little to cool the economy. Now, they prefer to take a breather and wait a while to see how prices and employment react before making another move.
What really matters (plans for December): Although they probably won’t announce any changes this Wednesday, everyone will be watching what the Federal Reserve chair says. Investors want to know what will happen at the last meeting of the year, in December, since many believe there could be another rate hike to close out 2026.