Urgent: U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.5 pct as inflation ticks up

Photo taken on April 20, 2022, shows the U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent as recent consumer data indicates that inflation continued to tick up. ■