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Tariff uncertainty is making the Fed’s job harder

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)’s job is never easy as policymakers must sift through mounds of data to arrive at policy decisions that will never be universally applauded.

But the committee’s task has gotten more difficult with the return of Donald Trump to the White House. The president’s desire to overhaul the federal government and his “America First” policies that include hefty tariffs against some of the nation’s largest trade partners are making it more challenging for the 12 members of the FOMC to chart where the U.S. economy is headed.

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