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US interest rates left unchanged
The Federal Reserve has kept US interest rates on hold at between 0% and 0.25%, as had been widely expected.

Despite the US economy growing 3.5% in July to September - its first expansion since June 2008 - rates were left unchanged to further aid the recovery.

The Fed reiterated its view that rates would need to stay at the historic low for an "extended period".
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