Central bank maintains benchmark federal funds rate but chair Jerome Powell leaves door open to further increases
The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high on Wednesday as inflation continues to fade from its highest level in a generation.
Jerome Powell, its chairman, cautioned that the Fed’s campaign to bring down price growth has “a long way to go” as it left the door open to further rate hikes.
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