The Federal Reserve voted to keep the U.S. interest rate at 5.25 percent, ending a run of 17 straight increases. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and eight other board members voted to keep the rates unchanged, however Jeffrey Lacker voted for a .25 point increase. The majority of economists expected today’s decision after a report on Aug. 4 showed U.S. employers added fewer jobs than forecast in July and the unemployment rate rose.
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