The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady again Wednesday as officials continue to wait for the fallout of President Donald Trump’s sweeping policy changes and tensions in the Middle East.

The Fed’s interest rates remain at 4.50% (which translates into an approximately 7.5% prime interest rate that American consumers use to pay for loans on mortgages, car loans and other goods.

U.S. stocks finished higher on Wednesday in choppy trading after the Federal Reserve decided to leave interest rates unchanged, while emphasizing it remains in no hurry to lower them as the U.S ...