Wall Street holds in place as the countdown ticks to the Fed’s decision on interest rates

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Wall Street holds in place as the countdown ticks to the Fed’s decision on interest rates

bostonherald.com/2025/06/18/financial-markets-june-18

By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are holding nearly in place on Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear where the Federal Reserve may be taking interest rates.
The S&P 500 was edging up by 0.1% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 33…

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