#FedHODL The Federal Reserve kept interest rates stable this Wednesday, just a few days after President Donald Trump called on the central bank to lower them. The announcement put the central bank on a possible collision course with Trump, although a long-standing independence rule generally isolates the FED from direct political interference.

The decision to maintain the current level of interest rates in the range of 4.25% to 4.50% halts a series of three consecutive interest rate cuts imposed by the U.S. central bank during the last months of 2024.

The FED indicated last month that it would reduce interest rates at a slower pace than previously forecasted, however, aiming to combat resurgent inflation.