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March rate hike likely, as Fed looks to be ‘nimble’ on inflation

March rate hike likely, as Fed looks to be ‘nimble’ on inflation

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday all but confirmed that the central bank will raise interest rates in its next policy-setting meeting in mid-March, as the central bank continues to battle rising prices. “I would say that the committee is of a mind to raise the federal funds rate at the March meeting, assuming conditions are appropriate for doing so,” Powell said in a press conference after the central bank opted to hold the short-term federal funds rate at near zero. But… Source link

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