# The US Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates steady at a range of 3.75-percent to four-percent ahead of the midterm elections, after raising rates in September for the first time since 2023. September’s rate hike infuriated president Donald Trump, who said interest rates in the country should be one-percent or less. Fed chairperson Kevin Warsh says politics played no role in the decision, adding that policymakers will closely assess geopolitical developments and higher oil prices before they meet again in December:
US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady ahead of midterm elections [SOUND]
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