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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher Rugaber

Fed holds interest rates steady for third straight meeting as four officials dissent

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting Wednesday but signaled it could still cut rates in the coming months, moves that attracted the most dissents since October 1992.

The Fed kept its short-term rate at 3.6% and retained language in its statement suggesting the next move would be a rate reduction. Three officials dissented in favor of removing the reference to a future cut, while a fourth, Stephen Miran, dissented in favor of an immediate rate cut.

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