As the day approached when the Federal Reserve was poised to raise or lower certain key rates, investors were likely wondering whether they would get the chance to bump up their savings.
The Fed's Open Market Committee may have halted those plans on June 19 when it made the decision to keep the target federal funds rates between zero and 0.25%. Fed bond purchases were also set to keep its $85 billion monthly stride.
Keeping the rates where they currently stand are in line with the Fed's decision to maintain rates at near zero throughout 2013.
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