FOMC recap: A somewhat more upbeat (and unified) Fed sounded more comfortable staying on hold until the data says otherwise The labor market is still a puzzle: Flat job growth with a steady unemployment rate is "very challenging and quite unusual," said Powell Price pressures appear to be tariff related and that's a bit more reassuring than the alternative (strong demand), Powell said. But he also called it too soon to declare victory because/if companies are "strongly committed to passing" through whatever hasn't been passed through https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-holds-rates-steady-for-first-time-since-july-e5622f03?st=euWetr&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink(Nick Timiraos)