{"id":14584,"date":"2026-09-10T14:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/?post_type=rbc_econ_video&#038;p=14584"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:52:25","slug":"what-the-feds-decision-on-interest-rates-tells-us-about-challenges-ahead","status":"publish","type":"rbc_econ_video","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/video\/what-the-feds-decision-on-interest-rates-tells-us-about-challenges-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Fed&#8217;s decision on interest rates tells us about challenges ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"video-wpr\"><video class=\"video-player video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/Thumbnail-with-RBC-logo-1.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/09\/Frances_FED_Draft_2.mp4\" data-dig-id=\"LP-14584-1405dd62\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"video play\" data-dig-label=\"Frances_FED_Draft_2.mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"http:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p><track kind=\"captions\" src=\"\" srclang=\"en\" label=\"English\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Whether the Federal Reserve hikes or holds interest rates next week isn\u2019t the only thing we\u2019re watching. 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