Macro

Fed holds rates at 3.5–3.75% for third consecutive meeting

The Federal Reserve kept rates at 3.5–3.75% in April's FOMC, a third consecutive hold. Inflation remains above target, labor-market cracks have widened, and Middle East oil uncertainty looms.

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