<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080916/bs_nm/fed_rates_decision_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080916/2008_09_16t141713_450x338_us_fed_rates_decision.jp g?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=m494B5ML9aPlCp4fd0KqSQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="The Federal Reserve held its key benchmark U.S. interest rate steady on Tuesday, opting for the time being to soothe rattled financial markets with central bank lending facilities rather than rate cuts. (Graphic/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Federal Reserve held its key
benchmark U.S. interest rate steady on Tuesday, opting for the
time being to soothe rattled financial markets with central
bank lending facilities rather than rate cuts.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: Fed holds rates steady in face of turbulence
(Reuters)