Ellen Zentner spoke about the Federal Reserve and the FOMC via CNBC on August 12, 2026.

The entities involved

• CNBC →

  American basic cable and satellite business news television channel

  • Calhoun provided market commentary on financial trends while attending engineering studies at the University of South Carolina.Mon 10:57
  • The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) forms the central bank's decision body while facing pressures regarding potential interest rate cuts.Mon 05:46
• Ellen Zentner →

  American economist

  Nothing else this week.

• FED →

  business

  • US-Iran truce aims to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid global monetary policy shifts and oil price drops.Mon 17:37
  • Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, halting petroleum liquids movement and raising inflation concerns, which Donald Trump views as a potential solution.Mon 16:16
• Federal Open Market Committee →

  committee of the United States Federal Reserve

  • The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is the policy-setting body of the FED, with reports detailing Trump's influence on nominations.Mon 14:19
  • The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) sets policy for the FED, while analysts in Guangzhou comment on the decisions.Mon 12:15

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