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Federal Reserve likely to skip rate hike despite elevated inflation

The Federal Reserve is expected to stand pat on interest rates Wednesday even though inflation has accelerated in the past couple of months as the Iran war has caused spikes in oil and gas prices.

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What happened The Federal Reserve is expected to stand pat on interest rates Wednesday even though inflation has accelerated in the past couple of months as the Iran war has caused spikes in oil and gas prices.
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Left / center-leftFederal Reserve likely to skip rate hike despite elevated inflation

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Oct 28, 4:01 AM

Federal Reserve likely to skip rate hike despite elevated inflation

The Federal Reserve is expected to stand pat on interest rates Wednesday even though inflation has accelerated in the past couple of months as the Iran war has caused spikes in oil and gas...

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The IndependentNews report · Oct 28, 4:01 AM

Federal Reserve likely to skip rate hike despite elevated inflation

The Federal Reserve is expected to stand pat on interest rates Wednesday even though inflation has accelerated in the past couple of months as the Iran war has caused spikes in oil and gas...

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Oct 28, 4:01 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

Oct 28, 4:01 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.