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US Fed Opens Key Meeting After Trump Aide Sworn In As Governor

Stephen Miran, a key advisor to President Donald Trump, was sworn in to the Federal Reserve as a governor on Tuesday (Credit: AFP)

The US Federal Reserve started a key interest rate meeting Tuesday, hours after Donald Trump's new appointee narrowly won confirmation to join the central bank -- while another top official fights her removal by the president.

Stephen Miran, who has been a key advisor to Trump, took the oath of office as a Fed governor on Tuesday, the Fed said in a statement, as its rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) began a two-day policy gathering.

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