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Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady, Chair Powell Cites Inflation Concerns

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Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady. Chair Jerome Powell said inflation is still “somewhat elevated,” with tariffs pushing up goods prices.The Federal Open Market Committee “decided to leave our policy rate unchanged,” Powell told reporters on Wednesday (local time). The Fed kept the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.5 per cent to 3.75 per cent.Powell said the economy “expanded at a solid pace last year” and is starting 2026 “on a fir…