Federal Reserve Meeting on March 19, 2025 – Learn How to Watch Jerome Powell’s Press Conference Live

The Federal Reserve meeting and Jerome Powell’s speech will happen today. These events are monitored by investors and analysts worldwide as they affect the global economy and markets. They not only influence local US economic policies but even global future policies and the global crypto market. As such Let’s further discuss why they present such importance and where and when you can see the results.

Inside the Fed: What to Expect from Today’s Meeting?

These meetings happen eight times per year as US officials gather to discuss the United States’ economic circumstances. The most recent Federal Reserve meeting started yesterday March 18 and the Fed chair press conference will start after the meeting. The Fed meeting will end today, March 19, at 6:00 P.M. UTC. Jerome Powell’s press conference will start shortly after at 2:30 P.M. ET or 6:30 P.M. UTC. In this press conference, Powell will discuss the Fed’s decisions which were made during the meeting.

You can see the results on a variety of official and unofficial streaming platforms and websites. For instance, you can watch it on the Federal Reserve’s Website with the address of www.federalreserve.gov. There are also various news websites like; Bloomberg TV, Fox Business, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Business. You can also watch on social media, for instance, the Fed’s YouTube and Twitter live stream.

How Powell’s Speech Will Affect the Economy

Jerome Powell’s speech will deliver various important news about the economic state of the US and its future policies. In general, he will likely discuss the Fed’s interest rate policy and its possible changes. The speech might also be about inflation and the measures Fedare is putting in place to decrease it. He would probably also discuss economic problems further in detail, for example, the chance of recession and the effects of tariffs. Other meeting members will also release important information including; changes in GDP, unemployment statistics, and federal funds rate projections.

This upcoming Fed meeting has an even higher urgency than the previous ones as the market is in volatile times. The recent market crash which wiped out trillions from the crypto market has caused this urgency. Stocks were also hit as the stock market also lost trillions with all the big American companies falling sharply in value. Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China, and some European countries were the biggest cause of this crash. As such the Fed’s decisions are set to change the trajectory of the crypto market or push it further into a downtrend.

Why Interest Rates Are Likely to Stay Unchanged?

Based on predictions by market participants and analysts the rates are projected to remain unchanged. Although many had predicted two quarter-point rate cuts for this year, the rates have remained unchanged since last year’s Dec. Seema Shah Chief global strategist at Principal Asset Management has suggested that the Fed will ease policies later this year. “The Fed would likely prefer to wait until they have policy clarity and a clear line of vision into the economic outlook, suggesting that policy easing will be delayed until late second quarter or even early third quarter.”.

Inflation and Recession Fears: Will the Fed Act?

The uncertainty about inflation, recession, and economic recovery may push the FOMC to make a more cautionary decision. Powell’s speech will likely also be underwhelming and lead investors to closely watch other economic indicators instead. This is because adjustments to interest rates or policies are gradual, dependent on data, and predictable. This decision will probably not start the next bull run but could provide short-term market stability.