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  "path": "/2026/03/18/fed-holds-steady-and-maintains-rate-cut-projection/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T18:20:20.000Z",
  "site": "https://politicalwire.com",
  "tags": [
    "Financial Markets"
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  "textContent": "“The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday and preserved a path to cutting rates this year as higher energy prices from the Iran war threaten to prolong their yearslong inflation fight,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Officials voted 11-1 to hold the benchmark federal-funds rate in a range between 3.5% and 3.75%, the second […]",
  "title": "Fed Holds Steady and Maintains Rate-Cut Projection"
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