US-Wirtschaft: Fed-Zinsentscheid: Experten sehen Glaubwürdigkeit gewahrt
Der neue Fed-Chef lässt seinen Worten Taten folgen, die US-Notenbank hebt ihre Leitzinsen leicht an. Das reicht aus, um Experte zu beruhigen – vorerst.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faced praise for his decisive action following the central bank's first interest rate hike since summer 2023. Thomas Gitzel, a top economist at VPBank, stated that the interest rate increase was crucial for maintaining the Fed's credibility and showing that the committee's words were backed by actions to control inflation.
The Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to a range of 3.75-4.00 percent on Wednesday evening. This was the first rate increase since December 2025, with the last hike occurring as far back as July 2023. Inflation concerns had led to fears on financial markets that another pause in rate increases could undermine the Fed's credibility.
Analyst Elmar Völker from LBBW pointed out that the Fed's actions differed from what US President Trump desired, referencing the ongoing feud between Trump and former Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank's independence and Trump's frequent attacks on Powell for resisting presidential interventions. Warsh, during a press conference, affirmed that the decision was correct to fulfill Congress's mandate to ensure stable prices and emphasized the importance of focusing on the Fed's domain.
Trump expressed his desire for a more independent Federal Reserve but simultaneously made clear that he considered the rate hike a mistake, stating that the US should have the lowest interest rates globally due to its top-notch credit rating.
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