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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher Rugaber

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Fed holds interest rates steady for third straight meeting as four officials dissent | History Defined

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting Wednesday but signaled it could still cut rates in the coming months, moves that attracted the most dissents since October 1992.

The Fed kept its short-term rate at 3.6% and retained language in its statement suggesting the next move would be a rate reduction. Three officials dissented in favor of removing the reference to a future cut, while a fourth, Stephen Miran, dissented in favor of an immediate rate cut.

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