The U.S. Federal Reserve meeting concluded today with a statement release at 2 p.m. In its first monetary policy decision of 2016, the U.S. central bank left interest unchanged at 0.25% to 0.50%. That decision was widely expected from analysts and investors. Here's what you need to do now to protect your investments.... Tags: fed interest rate hike , fed interest rates , fed meeting , Fed statement , federal reserve meeting , FOMC Meeting , interest rate hikes , January FOMC meeting , The Fed To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2016 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post What Today's Federal Reserve Meeting Means for Investors Now appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .