Federal Reserve interest rate decision June 2025: What to know.

If the economy seems to be increasingly veering off course, the worse may be yet to come.
If the economy seems to be increasingly veering off course, the worse may be yet to come.
The Federal Reserve is set to leave interest rates unchanged as it continues to assess the economic impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, especially the threat of higher prices.
But new challenges confront the central bank amid ongoing signs that the job market is slowing down.
One of the most alarming signals of that sluggishness can be found in the measure of continuing jobless claims, or filings for unemployment insurance by people who have been job-hunting for multiple weeks. Last week, the number climbed to just short of 2 million, the most since November 2021.
While the figure is still low by historical standards, the trend is unmistakable. At the same time, hiring rates remain at lows not seen in more than a decade.
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