Fed likely to hold rates steady ahead of midterms
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
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- The Hill reports: “Federal Reserve officials will decide whether to raise interest rates again on Wednesday, as persistent inflation strains Americans ahead of the midterm elections. Annual inflation was 3.7 percent …”
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