The US central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee kept the benchmark federal funds rate unchanged in a range of zero to 0.25%, and said the economy had “continued to pick up” since its last policy-setting meeting in September.
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US Federal Reserve intends ‘extended’ low rates period
The Federal Reserve said yesterday the US economic recovery was starting to build up steam and restated its intention to keep borrowing costs near zero for “an extended period”.
