Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is holding a press conference. He is set to begin speaking at 2:30 p.m. FOUR POLICIES TRUMP IS LOOKING AT IN DECIDING RECIPROCAL APRIL 2 TARIFFS Powell is expected to announce the Fed's intention to keep interest rates steady despite some economic uncertainty on the horizon.

While Fed policymakers still expect the central bank to deliver two quarter-percentage-point rate cuts by the end of this year, matching their projection in December, that is largely due to weakened economic growth offsetting higher inflation,

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discussed the central bank’s decision to maintain its benchmark federal-funds rate at around 4.3% during a press conference following the Fed’s latest policy meeting.