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    Josia Shigwedha

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Business / Economics

US central banks keeps interest rate unchanged and hits at just one future cut

today13 June, 2024

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The US Federal Reserve says it intends to bring down interest rates by the end of the year — but only once, quashing any expectations of much sharper cuts. The country’s central bank left borrowing costs on hold between 5.25%-5.5%, a 23-year high. As our correspondent Benji Hyer reports.

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    US central banks keeps interest rate unchanged and hits at just one future cut Leonard Witbeen

 

Written by: Leonard Witbeen