# Fed expected to hold interest rates steady but a hike is anticipated by year's end

- Source: NPR Business
- Published: 2026-10-28T08:45:31+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.npr.org/2026/10/28/nx-s1-6017978/fed-expected-to-hold-interest-rates-steady-but-a-hike-is-anticipated-by-years-end
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The Federal Reserve is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday. But investors think a rate hike in December is likely, as the central bank tries to tamp down inflation.

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