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2018-10-18 — cnbc.com
Federal Reserve officials remain convinced that continuing to gradually increase interest rates is the best formula to preserve a steady economy, according to minutes released Wednesday of the central bank's most recent policy meeting. That may not please President Donald Trump, who has been vocal in his criticism of the central bank's actions.
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Another development from the last meeting saw the committee remove the word "accommodative" from its description of the future policy path. In a post-meeting news conference, Powell told reporters not to read too much into the move, but the minutes provided more detail on why the FOMC decided to change the language.
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