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Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady, Dismisses First Quarter Slump as ‘Transitory’
MarketWatch, May 3, 2017–Greg Robb
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left the cost of borrowing unchanged and dismissed a weak first quarter as temporary, signaling it is still on track to raise interest rates at gradual pace.