Even so, the Fed will almost certainly leave its key rate unchanged at about 4.3% when it meets Tuesday and Wednesday. Powell and many of the other 18 officials that sit on the Fed’s rate-setting committee have said they want to see how Trump’s tariffs affect the economy before making any moves.

The US Federal Reserve is expected to maintain its interest rate pause amid growing uncertainty from President Trump's new wave of tariffs. While core inflation

Wall Street's main indexes fell on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump rekindled worries about the fallout of a global trade war by introducing new tariffs, while focus remained on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision later this week.