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The official statement and updated Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) indicated that officials have grown more concerned about economic uncertainty than they were a few months ago.

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Consumers were given a bit of price reprieve in February. The two key indices, CPI and PPI, showed improvement from recent months and were lower than economists’ expectations. That alone is considered a win...

Given the increase of uncertainties in 2025 – tariffs, taxes, consumer spending, loan demand, higher or lower interest rates – who doesn’t want to find a lucky charm to make it through the year? 

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The tariff issue has been front and center this week with commentary in almost any online or print publication available. Yet, no one is any clearer on what has or will happen.