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Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged


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The US central bank left interest rates unchanged as it said it remained committed to slowing price rises.

Members of the Federal Reserve gave the strongest sign yet that they expect to start cutting rates next year.

Projections released after the bank's meeting showed they expect its key interest rate to stand at 4.6% next year, more than half a percentage point lower than the current rate.

Also, in the programme, we will find out how popular non-English speaking content is on Netflix.

(Picture: FED The Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States of America. Picture credit: Getty Images)

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