Fed holds rates steady, extending pause as markets await Kevin Warsh's policy roadmap

For the first time in several years, markets were somewhat split on whether the U.S. central bank would hike rates.

The Fed kept its benchmark fed funds rate range at 3.50%-3.75%.
Traders were unusually divided ahead of the decision, having priced in roughly a 35% chance of a hike.
Bitcoin climbed to $64,400 while stock indexes trimmed earlier losses.
Attention now turns to Chairman Kevin Warsh's press conference for clues on the policy path.

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