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The decision left the target range for the benchmark federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest since 2001, as part of a strategy to slow the pace of rate increases as the central bank nears the end of its tightening campaign. The S&P 500 index and Treasuries extended their rally while the dollar slipped after the announcement.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 99.13 points, or 0.29%, to 34,364.5, the S&P 500 gained 12.19 points, or 0.28%, to 4,410.13 and the Nasdaq Composite added 86.21 points, or 0.63%, to 13,855.13.
methods. have to do business asia and then thanks for joining us and we re starting with the latest events in hong kong where shares ended the week with a healthy rise despite the ongoing protests investors it seems were more interested in the upcoming speech by u.s. federal reserve chairman jerome powell later today than the current tensions with mainland china now others in hong kong s financial sector however felt it is time to take a stand and make their voices heard they usually spend their days combing through numbers and balance sheets but today thousands of accountants hit the streets of hong kong in a show of solidarity with anti-government protesters. it s always as a law that you i believe that most of the people in the accounting industry have been silent and quiet as we need to get the number right as an accountant but today we can t stand by and watch anymore as we ve been waiting for the government s
while uncertainty remains elevated. our monetary analysis indicates that inflationary pressures over the medium to long term should remain contained. well, inflation is the talking point worldwide right now. u.s. federal reserve chairman, he was also talking about this issue on thursday. ben bernanke made a rare appearance. he said surging food and energy prices around the world were not the result of the fed s loose monetary policy. instead he blamd quickening inflation on price constraints. he also said there are signs of improvement in the u.s. economy but he does expect inflation to remain below a level that would boost job creation. in some, though economic growth will probably increase we expect chi to remain stubbornly below.