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REVEALED: Fed keeps interest rates at 23 year high | Vintage Vibes

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues voted to hold interest rates steady at a 23-year high on Wednesday. The central bank is trying to curb stubborn inflation. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates at a 23-year high on Wednesday, as the central bank tries to curb stubborn inflation. Investors now think it could be September at the earliest before borrowing costs start to come down.

"Inflation has eased over the past year but remains elevated," the Fed's rate-setting committee said in a statement. "In recent months, there has been a lack of further progress toward the Committee's 2% inflation objective."

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