Fed holds interest rates steady before elections, with two dissents
The Federal Reserve voted to hold its interest rate target steady, a decision that investors mostly anticipated, but that nonetheless had markets on edge because of the off-chance that the central bank could hike rates just before the midte
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The Federal Reserve voted to hold its interest rate target steady, a decision that investors mostly anticipated, but that nonetheless had markets on edge because of the off-chance that the central bank could hike rates just before the midterm elections in light of the high rate of inflation. After a two-day meeting in Washington, the […]
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