FOMC to "Take Their Time" Cutting Interest Rates?

Key event: the FOMC interest-rate decision Wednesday. Charles Schwab panelist Collin Martin highlights the Fed's conundrum weighing persistent inflation against a weakening job market, leaving it unclear whether governors will lean hawkish to tame inflation or dovish to support employment and making markets highly sensitive to Fed commentary.

Analysis

Key event: the FOMC interest-rate decision Wednesday. Charles Schwab panelist Collin Martin highlights the Fed's conundrum weighing persistent inflation against a weakening job market, leaving it unclear whether governors will lean hawkish to tame inflation or dovish to support employment and making markets highly sensitive to Fed commentary.