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Fed to keep key US interest rate steady at 2%

Analysis: The Federal Reserve will almost certainly keep its key interest rate steady at 2% when its policymakers meet tomorrow, despite a recent rise in unemployment, a weak banking sector, falling wages and a protracted housing slump that shows little sign of abating.

The Federal Reserve will almost certainly keep its key interest rate steady at 2% when its policymakers meet tomorrow, despite a recent rise in unemployment, a weak banking sector, falling wages and a protracted housing slump that shows little sign of abating.