U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.5 pct as inflation cools
STORY: U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.5 pct as inflation cools
SHOOTING TIME: June 12, 2024
DATELINE: June 13, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:26
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
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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 the latest consumer price data shows that inflation seems to be cooling.
In a statement after the two-day policy meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's policy-setting body, reiterated that the committee does not expect it will be appropriate to reduce the target range "until it has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2 percent."
In addition, the committee will continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities, the FOMC said.
The Fed's announcement came just a few hours after the U.S. Labor Department reported that the
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