US Fed keeps interest rates unchanged for fifth straight meeting

Quelle: AFP (Glomex)

The US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged for a fifth consecutive policy meeting, defying strong political pressure from President Donald Trump to slash borrowing costs -- although divisions emerged among policymakers. "We believe that the current stance of monetary policy leaves us well-positioned to respond in a timely way to potential economic developments," Fed Chair Jerome Powell tells reporters in Washington, DC. SOUNDBITE