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The Fed · on the rundown Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Geopolitical Volatility and Iran Conflict Risks

Covered by 8 outlets over 22 hours. They ran 6 distinct reports. First reported by Rttnews at 18:14 UTC on March 18, 2026.

8 outlets

What happened?

  1. The Fed left interest rates unchanged and highlighted the uncertain impact of the Iran war.

The U.S. Fed kept its interest rate unchanged amid uncertainty over the Iran war, calcuttanews.net reported.

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Who reported it, and when?

6 distinct reports run by 8 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
TimeReportRun by
Mar 18 18:14Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged, Highlights 'Uncertain' Impact Of Iran War
  • Rttnews
Mar 18 22:45US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, expects inflation to rise
  • businesstimes
Mar 19 05:30U.S. Fed keeps interest rate unchanged amid uncertainty over Iran war
Mar 19 13:15Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, expects inflation to rise
  • hawaiitribune-herald.com
Mar 19 13:15Federal Reserve holds benchmark interest rate steady amid wartime uncertainty
Mar 19 16:30Report by The Globe and Mail

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Who was named?

More news naming Iran

  1. Oct 14 · Supply chain IEA sees diesel supply tightness running into the second half of 2027 2
  2. Oct 13 · Finance Transport Topics: “Iran increases threat to Strait of Hormuz shipping” 6
  3. Oct 4 · Space & defense Yemeni government launches offensive after Houthis seize 90 miles of coast 2
  4. Oct 2 · Space & defense Bloomberg: “US Adds Carrier and 10,000 Troops to Mideast” 2
  5. Oct 1 · Space & defense US announces $24.4 billion SM-6 contract to speed up missile production 4

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