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Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged

FILE — Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve chair, at a news conference in Washington, Dec. 13, 2017. Following Yellen’s final meeting in charge, the Fed will release a monetary policy statement on Jan. 31, 2018, and is expected to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged. Jerome Powell, a member of the Fed’s board, is her successor. (Eric Thayer/The New York Times)