U.S. Fed leaves rates unchanged amid inflation progress
STORY: U.S. Fed leaves rates unchanged amid inflation progress
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:54
LOCATION: Washington, D.C.
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the press conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English): JEROME POWELL, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair
STORYLINE:
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent as inflation continued to cool, while avoiding the signal of an imminent rate cut going forward.
This latest policy meeting, the first in 2024, marked the fourth straight meeting for the central bank to hold policy rate steady.
At a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that inflation eased from its highs without a significant increase in unemployment, which was "very good news," while noting that inflation remained above the Fed's longer-run goal of 2 percent.
SOUNDBITE (English): JEROME POWELL, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair
"Today, the FOMC decided to leave our policy
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