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The widely expected decision Wednesday once again came with dissenting votes that have become part and parcel of Federal Open Market Committee meetings during the past year, reflecting the mix of opinions about how exactly the economy is performing and where it’s headed.

The FOMC gathered at a time when President Donald Trump is leveraging tariffs to rebalance global trade in unpredictable ways and as members of the central bank are facing what some — including Fed Chairman Jerome Powell — see as unprecedented political pressure in the form of federal investigations and attempted firings.