5 Things to Watch at the Fed Meeting

Federal Reserve officials are virtually certain to leave short-term interest rates unchanged at their meeting this week, following the U.K.’s decision in June to quit the European Union and mixed messages from the U.S. labor market. With no press conference scheduled after the meeting and no new economic forecasts to be released, the Fed’s policy statement will be scrutinized for any clues to whether a September rate increase is in play. Here are five things to watch in the statement, which is scheduled for release at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Click here to continue reading this article.