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Headline: Fed Holds Rates as Powell Defends Independence Amid Trump Pressure

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The U.S. Federal Reserve has decided to keep interest rates unchanged, holding its key rate between 3.5% and 3.75%, as Chair Jerome Powell delivered a strong defense of central bank independence.

Keywords: Current affairs & Politics,Federal Reserve,interest rates,Jerome Powell,central bank independence,Trump pressure,Fed decision,US economy,inflation,job market,monetary policy,rate pause,political influence,dissenting officials,economic stability,Powell term

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