Nothing tariffs are starting to push up prices, Powell said the Fed is already “looking through” goods inflation by not raising rates. That “could be pushback to those who might want lower rates now," economist Michael Feroli of JP Morgan Chase wrote to clients.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump made an unusual visit to the central bank, calling for a rate cut. Speaking at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell advocated for the independence of the Federal Reserve.