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US Federal Reserve defies calls from Trump to cut interest rate | Jerome Powell news conference
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43:50Now PlayingThe Federal Reserve has defied calls from US President Donald Trump for a cut to the interest rate by leaving it unchanged.
The decision means it stays in the range of 4.3%, where it has remained after the bank reduced it three times last year.
"We're keeping the rates high, and it's hurting people from buying houses," Mr Trump told reporters. "All because of the Fed."
Mr Trump has repeatedly been asked whether he would fire Fed chair Jerome Powell if he failed to heed his demand to cut the rate.
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