The Federal Reserve (FED) interest rate decision meeting continues to be a topic of interest for investors wondering which direction interest rates will take in March. FED announced its first interest rate decision in January, maintaining the rate at 4.25-4.50 percent. So, when will the FED interest rate decision for March 2025 be announced? The countdown for the FED interest rate decision in March has begun. Economists’ expectations regarding the interest rate decision to be announced in March are being questioned before the highly anticipated FED decision among dollar, gold, stock, and cryptocurrency investors. When will the FED interest rate decision in March be announced? FED INTEREST RATE DECISION DATE? The Federal Reserve’s (FED) 2025 second Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Following the meeting, FED will announce the interest rate decision at 10:00 p.m. After the interest rate decision, FED Chairman Jerome Powell will provide an update on the market’s situation. WILL FED LOWER INTEREST RATES? The Federal Reserve (Fed) will convene on March 18-19, 2025, to announce the second interest rate decision of the year. Economists’ expectations suggest that the Fed will maintain its policy rate at the current level during this meeting. In its January 2025 meeting, the Fed kept the policy rate stable at 4.25-4.50 percent. The recent increase in inflation to 2.5 percent and strong economic data have prompted the Fed to adopt a more cautious stance on interest rates. Analysts noted that concerns about the consequences of President Trump’s aggressive tariff policies, along with geopolitical and economic tensions, have increased demand for gold as a safe haven amid expectations that the Federal Reserve will ease its monetary policy.