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Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate for the first time this year

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation's labour market.

The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and lowered its short-term rate to about 4.1%, down from 4.3%.

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