The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays elevated. “Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up but remained low through August,” the Fed said in a statement issued Wednesday. “More recent indicators are consistent with these developments. The government hasn t issued unemployment data after August because of the shutdown. The Fed is watching private-sector figures instead. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE Wednesday s decision brings the Fed s key rate down to about 3.9%, from about 4.1%. The central bank had cranked...
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