According to CoinMeta, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell clearly stated at a press conference that the Fed does not have any "softening" of stance regarding its 2% inflation target. He pointed out that although the Fed did not take action today, "this is just the beginning of the story, not the end." Analyst Krishna Guha noted in a report that this decision means the Fed has chosen to respond to new information in a more predictable and systematic manner, rather than taking unpredictable actions to emphasize a particular viewpoint.