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Fed keeps rate near zero but sees brighter economy in 2021

by Christopher RugaberMartin Crutsinger
| December 16, 2020 11:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep buying government bonds until the economy makes “substantial” progress — a step intended to reassure financial markets and keep long-term borrowing rates low indefinitely.

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