Fed holds off on interest rate hike, downgrades economic forecast
(Worthy News)– Federal Reserve policymakers on Wednesday kept the central bank’s benchmark short-term interest rate near zero, opting against the first increase since 2006 after determining the economy still isn’t strong enough to handle it, the L.A. Times reported.
Fed officials sharply downgraded their economic forecast for this year. They projected the economy would grow between 1.8% and 2% this year, well below the range of 2.3% to 2.7% in its last forecast in March.
If they’re correct, annual growth would be the worst since 2011 and would be far from the breakout performance some economists had hoped for this year. –[wp_colorbox_media url=”http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-federal-reserve-interest-rate-20150617-story.html” type=”iframe” hyperlink=”Source”]
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