Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve is keeping its key interest rate unchanged but signaling that it will likely raise rates before year's end.

The latest on the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting, which ended at 2 p.m. with the release of a policy statement, followed by a news conference by Chair Janet Yellen (all times are Eastern): ___ 3:05 p.m.

The latest on the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting, which ended at 2 p.m. with the release of a policy statement, followed by a news conference by Chair Janet Yellen (all times are Eastern): ___ 3:05 p.m.

Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and growth of economic activity has picked up from the modest pace seen in the first half of this year.

Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and growth of economic activity has picked up from the modest pace seen in the first half of this year.

The U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but strongly signaled it could still tighten monetary policy by the end of this year as the labor market improved further.

The U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but strongly signaled it could still tighten monetary policy by the end of this year as the labor market improved further.

Wall Street gained on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged.

Wall Street gained on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged.

Future rate hikes by the Federal Reserve may come faster than many expect.

Future rate hikes by the Federal Reserve may come faster than many expect.

Today’s the day!

Today’s the day!

The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but could signal an increased likelihood of a hike by the end of the year.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but could signal an increased likelihood of a hike by the end of the year.

Not quite yet.

Not quite yet.

Wall Street ended little changed on Tuesday as healthcare gains countered declines in energy shares, a day before highly anticipated outcomes of monetary policy meetings in the United States and Japan.

Wall Street ended little changed on Tuesday as healthcare gains countered declines in energy shares, a day before highly anticipated outcomes of monetary policy meetings in the United States and Japan.

Again and again in recent months, the Federal Reserve has signaled that it's edging closer to resuming the interest-rate hikes it began in December.