Feds Raise Interest Rates 2024. The fed is widely expected to hold rates steady, at their. The march decision marks the fifth consecutive meeting at which the federal reserve (fed) has opted to hold interest rates steady.

The federal reserve said wednesday it was keeping its key interest rate unchanged as it fights elevated inflation rates that have been pinching u.s. The federal reserve began raising interest rates in march 2022 in an effort to curb surging inflation.