According to online reports, Atlanta Fed Chairman Bostick said that the fog of uncertainty about tariffs and other policies of the Trump administration has caused the economy to fall into a "big pause." Families and businesses have not made big investments. He suggested that the Federal Reserve should stay put until the situation becomes clearer. Bostick said: "The specific location of the economy depends largely on the details of the policy implementation. Because we don't know yet, which is why I feel it would be imprudent to take policies too boldly in any direction at the moment."