TOPSHOT - Stock tickers and market numbers are displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 18, 2026. The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged Wednesday as expected, in defiance of President Donald Trump as the world's largest economy battles stubborn inflation, weak labor demand and an "uncertain" economic outlook due to the war in Iran. The Fed's 11-1 vote kept rates steady at a range between 3.50 percent and 3.75 percent, with officials flagging one expected rate cut by the end of the year. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)

The sign of a Circle K gas station displays current prices as drivers pump gas in Rosemead, near Los Angeles, California, on March 18, 2026. Oil prices surged March 18 following a strike on a major Iranian gas facility as the Federal Reserve raised its inflation forecast while holding interest rates steady. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images)

The sign of a Chevron gas station displays current prices as drivers pump gas in Rosemead, near Los Angeles, California, on March 18, 2026. Oil prices surged March 18 following a strike on a major Iranian gas facility as the Federal Reserve raised its inflation forecast while holding interest rates steady. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Ecopetrol president Ricardo Roa speaks during a press conference in Bogota on March 10, 2026, where Colombia's Defense Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sanchez presented operational results. Ricardo Roa, president of Colombia's state-owned oil company, announced on March 18, 2026, the discovery of an offshore gas field near Venezuela, a "significant" find following the resumption of energy cooperation between the two countries. (Photo by Diana SANCHEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Picture of a crude oil storage tank at the plant of Colombian petroleum company Ecopetrol in Acacias, Meta Department, south of Bogota on February 10, 2023. Ricardo Roa, president of Colombia's state-owned oil company, announced on March 18, 2026, the discovery of an offshore gas field near Venezuela, a "significant" find following the resumption of energy cooperation between the two countries. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A man walks past a pumpjack outside the Ecopetrol oil company headquarters in Bogota on March 3, 2026. Ricardo Roa, president of Colombia's state-owned oil company, announced on March 18, 2026, the discovery of an offshore gas field near Venezuela, a "significant" find following the resumption of energy cooperation between the two countries. (Photo by Pablo VERA / AFP via Getty Images)

A tanker truck arrives to unload a delivery of gasoline at a Costco gas station in Hawthorne, California, on March 18, 2026. Oil prices surged March 18 following a strike on a major Iranian gas facility as the Federal Reserve raised its inflation forecast while holding interest rates steady. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

Drivers wait in their vehicles to pump gasoline at a Costco gas station in Hawthorne, California, on March 18, 2026. Oil prices surged March 18 following a strike on a major Iranian gas facility as the Federal Reserve raised its inflation forecast while holding interest rates steady. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)