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Fed Expected to Tune Out Election and Hold Rates in 2020

  • Economists see recession risk receding, policy in ‘good place’
  • Trade disputes still seen as biggest threat to U.S. economy
A cardboard cutout of U.S. President Trump during a rally in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.. 

A cardboard cutout of U.S. President Trump during a rally in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.. 

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Federal Reserve officials won’t allow the 2020 presidential election to sway their monetary policy decisions and will keep interest rates on hold for the next two years, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg.