Fed Meeting and Budget Deadline Top Economic Calendar Alongside Worries Over Rates and Politics

• Fed meeting this week; updates to economic forecasts and rate policy in focus • Inflation data still concerning, shifting expectations for rate cuts to June or later • Government shutdown threat looms with Friday budget deadline • Housing market faces high rates and low inventory, but early signs of spring improvement • CFO survey shows growing business optimism, but worries persist about geopolitics, domestic politics, rates