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Obsessing over every detail of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s periodic rate-setting meetings might not improve your investment portfolio’s performance.

James Bullard, former St. Louis fed president and Dean of the Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business at Purdue University, says the chances of a Federal Reserve rate hike are rising. He is on "Bloomberg Surveillance.

The new forecast sees the Fed lowering rates in July, September and November – an increase from earlier bets on two cuts this year and one in 2026, according to a team of Goldman economists.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said he now sees just one interest-rate cut as likely this year, rather than two, with tariff hikes impeding progress on disinflation.

Should the president hold fast to his tougher-than-expected trade policy, there’s a material risk of at least near-term costs.

Despite rates holding steady, many financial experts say now is still a good time to buy bonds.

One recent report from Goldman Sachs sounded the alarm on an unintended execution that could be devastating collision course economic fallout from the White House’s bellicose tariff tactics. The financial giant believes these responsibilities will increase inflation.