Surging oil prices, weakening employment, judicial investigations: Powell faces the "toughest" policy meeting this week
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Although the market generally expects the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged this week, the situation in the Middle East and divergent employment signals are pushing monetary policy into a dilemma.
Brent crude has surpassed $100 per barrel, reigniting inflationary pressure; February's non-farm payrolls were unexpectedly weak,