The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark policy rate at 4.25%-4.50%, as widely expected, on Wednesday. But at this meeting two Federal Open Market Committee members dissented -- Chris Waller and Michelle Bowman, who voted to cut by 25 basis points.

Federal Reserve policymakers didn’t rock the boat on Wednesday, opting yet again to keep interest rates steady as they wait for more clarity on the state of the U.S. economy. At the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting,

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at between 4.25% and 4.5% following the most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting Wednesday. The Fed’s decision could be felt by President Trump as a rebuke after Trump continuously called for the Fed and Chairman Jerome Powell to cut rates.