Democracy Dies in Darkness

By Andrew Ackerman

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday, holding off — for now — on an increase to combat elevated inflation.

It was the second meeting of Kevin Warsh’s tenure as chair and the fifth straight meeting without a change in the price of money. It came amid growing divisions over how to respond to an inflation rate that has exceeded the central bank’s 2 percent target for more than five years.


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