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Jan 2025
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Fed Holds Rates Steady, Pausing for Furt...

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Bloomberg Intelligence Chief US Interest Rate Strategist Ira Jersey and Nate Thooft, CIO at Manulife Investment Management, discuss Federal Reserve officials holding interest rates steady, pausing to assess the inflation outlook following a string of rate reductions last year.
Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.

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