US holds interest rates as Iran war triggers oil shock
The US central bank is moving cautiously, despite pressure from the president to cut interest rates.
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""We just don't know what the effects of this will be and really no one does.""
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The US central bank is moving cautiously, despite pressure from the president to cut interest rates.
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