This is the forum for daily political discussion on Seeking Alpha. Please don't leave political comments on other articles or posts on the site. "The Fed left rates unchanged as widely expected," said David Alton Clark, Investing Group Leader for The Winter Warrior Investor. "Furthermore, I do not expect any market-moving news to be made during the Powell presser either." Notably, the odds of a quarter-point hike are higher than the odds of a cut over the next three months, as market participants continued to digest a murkier, stagflationary outlook as the ongoing Middle East conflict jolted energy markets.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 19, 2026 13:27 UTC