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Urgent: U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged as market expects

Xinhua,May 03, 2018 Adjust font size:

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept the interest rates unchanged, in line with market expectation, while expressing confidence that inflation is near its 2-percent target. Enditem