In a widely expected move on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in the 1.5% to 1.75% range, while also indicating that changes to monetary policy would stay on hold for the time being—even as some Wall Street investors grow increasingly worried about the fast-spreading coronavirus from China. In a unanimous decision, Fed board members voted to leave the benchmark interest rate steady for the time being, continuing the wait-and-see approach that was initialized last October when the Fed paused its monetary easing cycle. |