Fed holds key rate in range between 2.25% to 2.50%
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold borrowing costs steady Wednesday.
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave borrowing costs unchanged at the end of a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. While the economy expanded far faster than expected in the first quarter, that pace of growth is expected to moderate in the coming months as activity slows in the US and elsewhere.
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