Coin World reported that analysts expect the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 5.25%, which marks the terminal interest rate of this round of tightening cycle. Signs of softer economic data and tighter credit could prompt the FOMC to reach a consensus that rates are already restrictive enough to signal an inclination to pause rate hikes at its next meeting. But with inflation stubbornly high, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will no longer assure markets that a pause in rate hikes is a certainty or that a rate cut is imminent