WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve decided on Wednesday to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged amid mixed signals about the direction of the US economy.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell - whom Trump appointed - will have the opportunity to explain the rationale more fully at a press conference set for 2.00pm . There also was one policy shift: a small reduction on interest paid to banks on cash reserves to 2.35 per cent from 2.4 per cent.
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