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Urgent: Fed keeps key interest rate unchanged

Xinhua, January 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent, pledging to keep the monetary policy accommodative to support economic growth. Enditem