Fed Pauses, Powell Sees Economy On 'Firm Footing,' Mum On His Future; S&P 500 Wavers (Live Coverage)

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CONFERENCE INFLATION INTEREST RATES FEDERAL RESERVE STATEMENT

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The Federal Reserve maintained interest rates, with Chairman Jerome Powell expressing confidence in the economy's 'firm footing', but the S&P 500 index wavered in response. Powell's comments suggested a longer pause in rate hikes, but the tone was slightly hawkish. The market reaction was muted.

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Neutral How the article is written, as reported by the source.

Expected market reaction

Neutral Confidence 80% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on neutral sentiment with 80% confidence.

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Source Yahoo Finance
Claim Fed Pauses, Powell Sees Economy On 'Firm Footing,' Mum On His Future; S&P 500 Wavers (Live Coverage)
AI inference Neutral · 80%
Generated 2026-01-28 19:58

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Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Original source

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, as expected, but made a slightly hawkish adjustment to its policy statement. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, during his 2:30 p.m. ET news conference, didn't seem concerned about inflation but also signaled a longer rate pause, saying policymakers are "well-position here." The S&P 500 remained fractionally lower as Powell spoke after eking out a record closing high on Tuesday.

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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on January 28, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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