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**Breaking News | The Fed Holds Interest Rates Amid Trade War-Middle East Conflict**

The Federal Reserve (The Fed) at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting decided to maintain the benchmark interest rate at 4.25% and 4.50% on Thursday (19/06) early morning.

This decision marks The Fed's moderate pause in holding the benchmark interest rate four times since last December. Moreover, the crypto market capitalization rose by 0.35% in the last 24 hours.

Additionally, the reason The Fed maintained the interest rate is that the US Central Bank is still waiting for the impact of President Donald Trump's policy changes and is paying attention to the tensions occurring in the Middle East. Moreover, the trade war continues to trigger uncertainty.

Even with the rise in some commodity prices in the US, the unemployment rate is still increasing. However, US inflation has been controlled and the labor market remains in good condition.

Meanwhile, the top ten digital assets experienced simultaneous increases, led by Bitcoin (BTC) at US$104,413 with a rise of 0.28%. This was followed by Ethereum, which touched the level of US$2,499 thousand and rose by 0.86%, according to CoinMarketCap.