Fed: interest rates unchanged, with possible rise in June

The Fed still leaves unchanged the interest rates between 0.25% and 0.50%. This decision leaves the door open to a possible rate hike in June. In the statement released Wednesday after the two-day meeting, the Federal Reserve made no reference to the risks posed by the global economic and financial developments, merely communicate that will monitor these developments. A change of language that analysts believe signaling a possible narrow in the coming weeks, at the latest within two months.

It also remarked on how the labor market has improved and this despite the obvious signs of an economic slowdown. The Fed reiterated that the economic situation ensures gradual increases in interest rates, with decisions to be developed based on the data, updated, available.