05/04/2026
With the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady at its latest meeting, our Investment Strategy Group shares perspective on the leadership transition, energy-driven inflation uncertainty, and the implications for markets and investors.
Yielding to decades of precedent, the Fed has held that it should not react to swings in commodity prices but rather wait until evidence emerges one way or the other that broader price levels are rising. Unsurprisingly, language in the April FOMC statement emphasized the uncertain nature of energy p...