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Fed set to keep rates steady as Trump threatens bank's independence

After two weeks of intense political and legal scrutiny, the Federal Reserve will seek to make this week's meeting about interest rates as uneventful as possible, though President Donald Trump probably still won't like the result.

The central bank's interest rate-setting committee is almost certain to keep its key short-term rate unchanged at about 3.6%, after three straight quarter-point cuts last year.

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