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Business● LowOct 28 · Oct 28, 2026, 10:00 AM

Fed likely to hold rates steady ahead of midterms

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Federal Reserve officials will decide whether to raise interest rates again on Wednesday, as persistent inflation strains Americans ahead of the midterm elections. Annual inflation was 3.7 percent in September, according to the consumer price index (CPI). That marked an increase from 3.4 percent in August and showed inflation remains entrenched in the economy amid…

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