The U.S. Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady on Jan. 29 and resume cutting in March, according to a slim majority of economists polled by Reuters, as policymakers digest an expected barrage of new economic policies from Washington.

Donald Trump’s plans for higher tariffs, lower taxes and curbs on immigration risk reviving inflation and preventing the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates, the IMF has warned. Unveiling forecasts that predicted faster-than-expected growth for the US economy,

The IMF has warned that Trump's plans to impose higher blanket tariffs by up to 20%, lower taxes, and restrict immigration could lead to higher inflation and prevent Fed interest rate cuts. The fund substantially raised its forecast for U.