Economics
Fed Holds Main Rate as Powell Stresses Need to Hit 2% Inflation
- Chairman uncomfortable price pressures lingering below goal
- Says policy well positioned to serve interests of Americans
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The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged and continued to signal policy would stay on hold for the time being, while stressing the importance of lifting inflation to officials’ target.