The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would hold its interest rate target steady, a pause ahead of an expected move this year to lower rates in reaction to signs that inflation is cooling.

Following a two-day meeting of its monetary policy committee in Washington, D.C., the Fed announced that it will keep its rate target at 5.25% to 5.50%.

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