Federal Reserve: Keeping interest rates stable, as expected

Federal Reserve: Keeping interest rates stable, as expected

The Federal Reserve (Fed) decided to keep the interest rate in the range of 4.25%-4.50% at its first monetary policy meeting of the year, as expected. The decision comes amid economic and political uncertainty following the arrival of Donald Trump to the White House, who has expressed his intention to push for lower rates.

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