{
  "id": 1474517,
  "title": "Economists agree: Fed to leave interest rates unchanged this year – Reuters poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/economists-agree-fed-to-leave-interest-rates-unchanged-this-year",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:45:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/economists-agree-fed-to-leave-interest-rates-unchanged-this-year-reuters-poll-202608171145"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent Reuters poll reveals that the vast majority of economists anticipate the Federal Reserve (Fed) will maintain interest rates at their current range of 3.50%-3.75% through September and the remainder of 2023. Nearly all respondents, 94 out of 104, expect the Fed to keep interest rates unchanged at the September 15-16 meeting. More than three-quarters of economists, 80 in total, predict no rate adjustments for the rest of the year. The poll's median projections also suggest rates will stay steady through the end of 2027. Economists project Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation to average 3.5% this year, matching last month's forecast. Inflation is expected to remain higher than the Fed's 2% target until at least 2028, according to the poll's medians. The Federal Reserve's main objectives are to maintain price stability and promote full employment, utilizing interest rates as its primary tool for achieving these goals.",
  "summary": "A large majority of economists expect the Federal Reserve (Fed) to keep interest rates unchanged in September and for the rest of this year, according to a Reuters poll conducted between August 12 and 17.",
  "key_points": [
    "94 out of 104 economists predict Fed will keep interest rates unchanged through September.",
    "80 economists expect no rate adjustments for the rest of 2023.",
    "Median projections suggest rates will stay steady through end of 2027."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}