Wednesday was Groundhog Day for the US economy, except the groundhog is Jerome Powell, and summer isn’t coming early.
In line with expectations, the Federal Open Market Committee announced that it would hold interest rates between 5.25% and 5.50% in a continued effort to reach a 2% inflation rate.
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