Federal Reserve Holds Fire on Interest Rates Despite Intensifying Inflation

Central bank to vote on monetary policy seven times next year in shift from decades-old custom of having eight such meetings

Federal Reserve Holds Fire on Interest Rates Despite Intensifying Inflation

TL;DR

  • The central bank will now hold monetary policy votes seven times a year.
  • This is a reduction from the previous custom of eight meetings annually.
  • The shift alters a decades-old practice of the central bank.