THE FEDERAL RESERVE left interest rates unchanged and signaled it would keep them on hold through 2020. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and signaled it would keep them on hold through 2020 amid a solid economy, sticking to the sidelines during an election year. “The committee judges that the current stance of monetary policy is appropriate to support sustained expansion of economic activity, strong labor market conditions, and…