Fed leaves key interest rates unchanged, says U.S. economy is growing solidly
The Federal Reserve is announcing its interest-rate decision at 2 p.m. Eastern, followed by a press conference from Chairman Jerome Powell at 2:30 p.m. Follow along as MarketWatch covers the FOMC decision and the reaction by markets and experts.
Key tickers: Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.20% | U.S. dollar DXY, -0.23% | 10-year Treasury yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -1.61% Related: Powell has to walk verbal tightrope as market could pounce on interest-rate clues in either direction
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