News Wrap: Fed holds interest rates unchanged as inflation remains elevated

PBS NewsHour reports: In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged even as officials acknowledged that inflation remains elevated, the federal judge overseeing the prosecution of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro died at the age of 92 and hundreds of passengers aboard a cruise ship found themselves stranded in Cambodia after their trip was cut short due to high fuel prices. Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Please check your inbox to confirm. © 1996 - 2026 NewsHour Productions LLC.

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