Mohamed El-Erian noted significant internal division, with four dissents at the meeting and rates held at 3.5%–3.75%. He said it is the first such level of dissent since 1992 and pointed to uncertainty driven by the economic outlook, geopolitical conflict, and the transition at Fed leadership.

Interest-rate futures show traders now assign an 11% probability that the Federal Reserve will raise rates this year, up from 5% earlier in the day and 0% on Tuesday, according to CME Group data, while the chance of a rate cut is around 2%. The shift followed hawkish signals from Fed officials on Wednesday. The Fed kept policy statement language suggesting a cut remains more likely than a hike, but three Fed presidents objected to that wording. Fed chair Jerome Powell indicated the language could be removed at the next meeting as inflation remains elevated.

据路透报价，美元兑日元USD/JPY短暂触及160，创4月7日以来新高。