<p>The FOMC kicks off a two-day meeting today with a hold expected at 3.5-3.75%. The NFIB optimism index dropped to 95.8 in March, below the 52-year average for the first time in a year. SMBs are extending inventory horizons to four months as tariffs become structural.</p>

The FOMC kicks off a two-day meeting today with a hold expected at 3.5-3.75%. The NFIB optimism index dropped to 95.8 in March, below the 52-year average for the first time in a year. SMBs are extending inventory horizons to four months as tariffs become structural.

Fed week begins, NFIB optimism craters, and tariffs reshape inventory

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Fed week begins, NFIB optimism craters, and tariffs reshape inventory