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Published: August 6, 2008
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged
By Jeannine Aversa
WASHINGTON — Confronted by problems at every turn — rising unemployment, shaky growth, credit troubles and creeping inflation — the Federal Reserve left an important interest rate unchanged, taking a gamble that for now the best move was no move at all.

The next direction for rates probably is up, but that's not likely until next year.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and all but one of his central bank colle...

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