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Easier for as long as necessary?

BY BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016 10:59AM

The Fed kept interest rates steady, as expected, but now the dot plots show the FOMC expects to lift interest rates by only another 50 bps this year (from 100 bps) in December - or two rate hikes rather than December's four.

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