NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Barclays economists said onWednesday the split seen among Federal Reserve policymakers inthe central bank's decision to leave U.S. interest ratesunchanged on Wednesday will make it hard for the Fed to maintainmarket perception that a December rate increase is "live."
Barclays and BNP Paribas were the only two U.S. primarydealers, or the top 23 Wall Street firms that do businessdirectly with the Fed, which had expected the Fed to raiseshort-term rates on Wednesday. (Reporting by Richard Leong; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)