“Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, giving themselves more time to see whether they have lifted borrowing costs enough over their 18-month campaign against inflation to sustainably cool price increases,” the New York Times reports.
Fed Takes a Pause on Rate Hikes
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