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The Federal Reserve Wednesday voted to keep interest rates unchanged, in line with expectations as inflation remains above the central bank's 2% threshold.

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day.

The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady again as it meets Wednesday, with inflation remaining above the central bank's 2% threshold.

Markets are anticipating a near-zero chance that the policy-setting arm of the central bank will announce any change to interest rates.

Markets are anticipating a near-zero chance that the policy-setting arm of the central bank will announce any change to interest rates.

Markets are anticipating a near-zero chance that the policy-setting arm of the central bank will announce any change to interest rates.

Markets are anticipating a near-zero chance that the policy-setting arm of the central bank will announce any change to interest rates.

Bond strategists upgraded their U.S. Treasury yield forecasts for coming months as sticky inflation and resilient economic activity have pushed financial markets to temper expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year, a Reuters poll showed. The benchmark U.S. 10-year yield, which moves inversely to bond prices, has surged nearly 60 basis points since the start of the year to 4.46% on Monday, its highest since November, even as U.S. stocks have hit all-time highs and the dollar has gaine...

Bond strategists upgraded their U.S. Treasury yield forecasts for coming months as sticky inflation and resilient economic activity have pushed financial markets to temper expectations for Federal... -April 09, 2024 at 10:23 am EDT - MarketScreener

By Sarupya Ganguly BENGALURU (Reuters) - Bond strategists upgraded their U.S. Treasury yield forecasts for coming months as sticky inflation and resilient economic activity have pushed financial markets to temper expectations for Federal Reserve ra...