Monetary Policy Stance - The Federal Reserve decided to leave interest rates unchanged, maintaining the range of 425% to 450% [1] - Two governors dissented, favoring a 025% rate cut [1] - It marks the first time since 1993 that two governors have dissented [2] - Nine votes supported keeping rates on hold [2] Economic Assessment - Export fluctuations continue to impact the data [3] - Growth moderated in the first half of the year [3] - Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated [3][4] - The Fed removed "diminished" from the statement, indicating continued high uncertainty [4] - Inflation remains somewhat elevated [4] - Unemployment is low, and the labor market is solid [4] Forward Guidance - The committee has attended to the risks on both sides of the mandate [5] - The statement does not hint at an imminent rate cut in September [5]

RT Bloomberg Opinion (@opinion)@Claudia_Sahm @AllisonSchrager Two Fed Governors voted against the decision in favor of lowering rates by a quarter point.It’s the first time two members of the Fed board have dissented since 1993https://t.co/VrIJWN8ERR ...

No rate moves to distance as anticipated and no future guidance. The benchmark rate remains in a range of four and a quarter to four and a half percent. Even though policymakers say that economic growth moderated in the first half of the year as, quote, swings in net exports continue to affect the data.Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated, their statement says. They dropped the suggestion in the last statement that it had diminished, but there are no hints about future moves. September is ...

LIVE: Jerome Powell at the FOMC After Fed Keeps Rates Steady https://t.co/6qFrHHGFmL ...

RT Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru)JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says he heard Fed Chair Powell will cut interest rates in September. ...

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says he heard Fed Chair Powell will cut interest rates in September. ...

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged but downgraded their view of the US economy, a sign policymakers could be edging closer to lowering borrowing costs. https://t.co/36X7h91VKU ...

BREAKING: 🇺🇸 FEDERAL RESERVE LEAVES INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED. ...

RT Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru)BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, remains at 4.25% - 4.50%. ...

💥BREAKING:FED LEAVES RATES UNCHANGED. https://t.co/UwHdvk6SJP ...