Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Steady

Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady Wednesday despite stubborn inflation. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 10-2 to keep the benchmark federal funds rate range at 3.75 percent to 4 percent. Fed board of governors member Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Bank

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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will speak to reporters Wednesday after the central bank voted to hold interest rates steady at 3.75 percent to 4 percent, despite persistent inflation and mounting economic pressures ahead of the midterm elections. The decision comes six weeks after the Fed raised