Sometimes, No News Is Good News! WSJ Prime Rate Remains @ 4.25%

The Fed is going to keep their target rate @ 1.25%! Of course, this means that in all likelihood, The Wall Street Journal Prime Rate will stay at 4.25%. Looks like it's going to be a sweet spring for borrowers. Enjoy!

Here's a snippet from The Fed's press release from yesterday:

"While incoming economic data since the January meeting have been mixed, recent labor market indicators have proven disappointing. However, the hesitancy of the economic expansion appears to owe importantly to oil price premiums and other aspects of geopolitical uncertainties. The Committee believes that as those uncertainties lift, as most analysts expect, the accommodative stance of monetary policy, coupled with ongoing growth in productivity, will provide support to economic activity sufficient to engender an improving economic climate over time.

In light of the unusually large uncertainties clouding the geopolitical situation in the short run and their apparent effects on economic decision-making, the Committee does not believe it can usefully characterize the current balance of risks with respect to the prospects for its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth. Rather, the Committee decided to refrain from making that determination until some of those uncertainties abate. In the current circumstances, heightened surveillance is particularly informative."