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Retail sales rise on strong auto demand

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rose solidly in December amid strong demand for automobiles, providing further evidence that the economy ended the fourth

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U.S. services sector activity scales one-year high

U.S. services sector activity hit a one-year high in November, with a surge in production boosting hiring, further evidence of strength in the economy that clears the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next week. Monday's bullish report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM)…

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Fed holds rates steady, sets stage for December hike

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday in its last policy decision before the U.S. election, but signaled it could hike in December as the economy gathers momentum and inflation picks up. Fed policymakers also expressed more optimism that inflation was moving toward their 2 percent target. “The committee judges that …

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