U.S. Federal Reserve’s economic projections take centre stage with interest rates expected to be on hold

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Open this photo in gallery: The U.S. Federal Reserve building, in Washington, on July 31, 2013.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, with new economic projections out from policy-makers that will show if they still see rates moving lower by the end of the year as they sort through the implications of the first two months of the Trump administration. A new policy statement and the projections will be released at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) at the end of a two-day meeting focused on how the economic outlook has shifted since President...