Shaw, Golden Finance In the early morning of March 19, 2026, the Federal Reserve's second FOMC meeting of the year concluded, and as market expected, announced that the federal funds rate target range would be maintained between 3.5% and 3.75%. This marks the second consecutive FOMC meeting where rate cuts were paused following three consecutive rate cuts by the Fed at the end of last year. The statement from this FOMC meeting specifically noted uncertainty regarding the impact of the Middle East situation on the U.S. economy. The statement indicated that the Federal Reserve is holding steady and maintaining unchanged forward guidance for rate cuts within the year, stating that "threatened by energy price increases triggered by the Iran conflict, the Federal Reserve's years-long anti-inflation efforts may be forced to extend." The statement made no mention of asset-liability sheet related changes such as purchases of Treasury securities, indicating that the New York Federal Reserve's Reserve Management Purchase (RMP) operations are proceeding as planned with no changes. Among the 12 FOMC voting members, only Federal Reserve Governor Milan cast a dissenting vote this time, with dissenters cut in half compared to the last meeting. This

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