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Fed signals steady interest rates as economic risks lessen

by AP Economics Writer
| February 7, 2020 8:30 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve believes that downside risks to the U.S. economy have lessened with the easing of trade tensions and better prospects for global growth but officials note a concern that possible spillovers from a deadly virus in China represent a new threat.

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