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Sep 2023
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US Federal Reserve held off from interes...

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The US Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged but projected a further rise by the end of the year. The Fed is keeping monetary policy significantly tighter than previously expected in 2024. (Picture: Federal Reserve Chair Powell Holds A News Conference Following The Federal Open Market Committee Meeting. Picture credit: Getty Images) 
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