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Fed holds rates days before US midterms as two officials push for another hike

EuroNews28 October 2026, 19:01 UTCUnited States of America

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, six days before the midterms, but two officials, including Governor Lisa Cook, whom US President Donald Trump is trying to fire, voted for a hike, with inflation at 3.7% and investors still braced for a rise in December.

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