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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady this week, despite demands for lower rates from President Trump. The move comes as the Commerce Department reports modest growth in the U.S. economy.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with historian and legal scholar Peter Conti-Brown about Wednesday's vote of the Federal Reserve's rate-setting body, which saw two dissenting votes.
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