The Federal Reserve meeting that wrapped up Wednesday both delivered on expectations and offered a few surprises.

“Chair Powell’s press conference will pivot away from economic data—given its scarcity—and instead focus on balance sheet policy, the policy framework review, and financial…

The Fed will stop shrinking its $7 trillion balance sheet in December, but Powell stressed it’s a pause in quantitative tightening, rather than a new phase of easing.

The Federal Reserve meeting that wrapped up Wednesday both delivered on expectations and offered a few surprises.

Before Wednesday, economists and markets were betting on a December rate cut. After Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments, they aren’t so sure.