Bloomberg Surveillance: The Fed Decides 3/18/2026

Jon Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Tom Keene host a special edition of "Bloomberg Surveillance" covering Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's remarks. Officials left interest rates unchanged and continue to expect one rate cut this year as they acknowledged increased uncertainty due to war in the Middle East. Powell states he plans to stay at the central bank until after a Justice Department investigation into him and the central bank is complete. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Surveillance Fed Decides Begins 00:04:09 - Bob Michele, JPMorgan Asset Mangement 00:12:33 - Kathy Jones, Charles Schwab 00:19:58 - Subadra Rajappa, Society Generale Americas 00:26:09 - Michael McKee, Bloomberg News 00:31:42 - Richard Clarida, Former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman 00:40:52 - Stephanie Roth, Wolfe Research 00:47:03 - Diane Swonk, KPMG 00:54:14 - Powell Press Conference Begins 01:50:47 - Torsten Slok, Apollo 01:54:21 - Michael McKee, Bloomberg News 02:02:51 - Jeffrey Rosenberg, BlackRock -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts