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Fed holds interest rates steady in last decision before midterms

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Fed chair Kevin Warsh said politics played no role in pause of interest rate hikes, despite inflation remaining above 3% The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday during its last board meeting before the midterm elections, keeping rates at one of the highest pre-election leve

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All three outlets frame the item as a Fed rate decision day and note that Chair Kevin Warsh is briefing afterward. The Guardian US is the only one to foreground that this is the last rate-setting meeting before the midterms and to mention last month’s rate increase, while the Associated Press alone emphasizes inflation and links it to recent oil and gas price spikes. PBS NewsHour is limited to a live briefing notice and does not add extra context in its headline.

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