The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it was leaving its interest rate unchanged, a widely expected move that comes despite enormous pressure from the Trump administration to lower it.

Federal Reserve holds steady on interest level but vote saw a pair of dissenting votes for the first time in decades

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the fifth straight meeting Wednesday amid tremendous pressure from President Donald Trump to reduce borrowing costs. For the first time since 1993, two of the seven members of the Fed’s board of governors dissented.