Fed declines to cut rates as inflation, consumer confidence

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday following its first monetary policy meeting of the year and suggested that it was unlikely to cut rates in March. The Federal Open Market Committe (FOMC) kept its baseline interest rate range at 5.25 to 5.5 percent after several months of strong economic data and slowing inflation.…

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