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Fed leaves rates unchanged on concerns about a weak world economy

Friday, September 18th 2015 - 07:52 UTC
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The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday in a nod to concerns about a weak world economy, but left open the possibility of a modest policy tightening later this year. In what amounted to a tactical retreat, the US central bank said an array of global risks and other factors had convinced it to delay what would have been the first rate hike in nearly a decade. Read full article

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  • ChrisR

    All they intended was a 0.25% 'increase' and all the 'leaders' of the stock market et al shit themselves.

    They must really be hiding something.

    The FED will NEVER willingly increase the interest rate.

    Time to have government control or replace the FED with something that works.

    Sep 18th, 2015 - 11:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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