{"id":28793,"date":"2026-06-17T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinghelpblog.uhaul.net\/?p=28793"},"modified":"2026-06-18T07:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:24:58","slug":"federal-reserve-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/federal-reserve-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal\u00a0Reserve:\u00a0Kevin Warsh Delivers 1st\u00a0Press Conference\u00a0While Fed Rates Remain Same\u00a0in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a new era for the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal Reserve&nbsp;Chair Kevin Warsh&nbsp;delivered his first press conference as chair for the Federal Reserve while also marking his return to the Fed for the first time since&nbsp;March 2011. Warsh announced the Fed would leave interest rates at 3.5 to 3.75 percent with no cuts coming after the two-day June meeting. The voting for the monetary policy rate was unanimous at 12-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warsh also announced several task forces, what&nbsp;they\u2019ll&nbsp;do, how these task forces will help the Fed,&nbsp;the use of future forecast\/projections \u2014 such as the dot plot \u2014 and&nbsp;whether Warsh will still hold future press conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/\">Moving Help\u00ae<\/a>&nbsp;will&nbsp;explain why the Federal Reserve came to this decision, and what it means for homebuyers who are looking to buy or sell a house&nbsp;in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Voted for and Against This Policy Rate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Open Market Committee\u2019s vote was 12-0 with the entire committee&nbsp;voting unanimously&nbsp;for the monetary policy rate to remain unchanged and to leave the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.5 to 3.7 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Federal Reserve announced \u2014 in an 12-0 vote \u2014 it\u2019ll leave the rates steady at 3.5-3.75, for the fourth consecutive time in 2026.<br><br>It was a 12-0 vote, which is the first time in 2026 that all voting members have agreed on the policy rate vote.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/FederalReserve?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FederalReserve<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/FOMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FOMC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Keenan Betz (@surebetkeenan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/surebetkeenan\/status\/2067314506385281305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the first time in 2026 that committee was unanimous about the monetary policy rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ICYMI:<\/strong>&nbsp;Stephen I. Miran resigned in mid-May, and after Warsh was confirmed as the next chair, he took the board seat that Miran vacated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Voting Member Name<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">How Did They Vote?<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Kevin Warsh, chair<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">John C. Williams, vice chair<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Michael S. Barr<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Michelle W. Bowman<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lisa D. Cook<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Beth M. Hammack<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Philip N. Jefferson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Neel Kashkari<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lorie K. Logan<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Anna Paulson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jerome H. Powell<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Christopher J. Waller<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why No Cuts to Interest Rates?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fed acknowledged economic activity was expanding at a solid pace despite elevated&nbsp;uncertainty&nbsp;in the Middle East. Job gains have kept pace, and&nbsp;the unemployment rate&nbsp;remains&nbsp;little&nbsp;unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inflation&nbsp;remains&nbsp;elevated of the Fed\u2019s 2 percent goal partly because of supply shocks that&nbsp;have been&nbsp;sent through several sectors, especially the energy sector.&nbsp;Inflation is still ahead of the Fed\u2019s target goal, which Warsh noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat&#8217;s been going on for more than five years,\u201d Warsh said. \u201cPersistently&nbsp;high prices&nbsp;are a burden for the American people.&nbsp;But the recent past need not be prologue.&nbsp;I am pleased to report that members of the FOMC are unambiguous and unanimous. This committee will deliver price stability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warsh discussed how the Fed will earn credibility by delivering the Fed\u2019s promise of the 2 percent target range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does the Future Hold?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It appears the Fed&nbsp;will&nbsp;most likely stay&nbsp;put or potentially increase rates by the end of 2026. Of course, factors like the Middle East conflict could change future forecasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump&nbsp;and his administration&nbsp;have been wanting the Fed to cut rates for a while now. Trump hand-picked Warsh to lead the Fed, and so far,&nbsp;it appears he\u2019ll&nbsp;give Warsh some leeway for the time being&nbsp;with no rate cuts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warsh also shortened today\u2019s policy statement to make it&nbsp;simpler&nbsp;along with removing forward guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn that score, you might have already noticed something&nbsp;\u2014 a difference in today&#8217;s policy statement,\u201d Warsh said.&nbsp;\u201cIt&#8217;s&nbsp;a bit shorter, a bit simpler, and it dispenses with some older language. That statement just gives you the facts as best we can judge it. Absent also is so-called forward guidance, which we agreed was not well-suited to the current policy conjuncture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reporters and the public got to see the summary of economic projections.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;Fed\u2019s&nbsp;practice to&nbsp;submit&nbsp;these&nbsp;\u201cdot plot\u201d&nbsp;projections. As chair, Warsh encouraged his colleagues to do so, but he chose not to&nbsp;submit&nbsp;one himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I, however, refrained from offering any projections of my own, consistent with my long-held views on the SEP, at least as currently structured,\u201d Warsh said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-medium-font-size\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;I, however, refrained from offering any projections of my own, consistent with my long-held views on the SEP, at least as currently structured.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said at the press conference<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warsh also was pleased with the committee\u2019s focus and commitment to the job&nbsp;they\u2019re&nbsp;required to do. He mentioned they had a good family fight for a couple of days, and they \u201cended up in a better place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Policymakers are split between no cuts and one more quarter-point&nbsp;increase&nbsp;later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warsh also announced several key initiatives.&nbsp;He\u2019s&nbsp;appointing a task force in five areas that are central to the broad conduct of monetary policy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fed communications<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fed\u2019s balance sheet<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Fed\u2019s use and reliance on existing data sources<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Productivity and jobs in an era of transformation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fed\u2019s inflation framework<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These will be independent task forces with the \u201cvery best minds, both inside and outside the&nbsp;economics&nbsp;profession,\u201d Warsh said.&nbsp;He\u2019s&nbsp;still&nbsp;in the finalization of the task forces, but&nbsp;they\u2019ll&nbsp;begin work in the next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to read more about the task forces, jump down to the \u201c<a href=\"#What-are-these-task-forces\">What Are These Task Forces?<\/a>\u201d section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does This Mean for Home Mortgage Rates?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the Federal Reserve&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;cut interest rates, housing mortgage rates&nbsp;won\u2019t&nbsp;see&nbsp;a rapid decline in interest rates.&nbsp;Mortgage interest rates have increased&nbsp;since the last Fed meeting, but&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;nowhere near the highs seen&nbsp;in 2023 to 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Jan. 15, 2025, to&nbsp;June 11, 2026, a 30-year mortgage rate has hovered anywhere between 5.98 percent to 6.89&nbsp;percent for a 30-year mortgage rate, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freddiemac.com\/pmms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freddie Mac<\/a>.&nbsp;The&nbsp;rates have been closer from 6.23 percent to 6.52 percent since the last Fed meeting in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the same&nbsp;time frame, a 15-year mortgage rate has hovered between 5.35 percent to&nbsp;6.09&nbsp;percent, according to Freddie Mac.&nbsp;The rates have been closer from&nbsp;5.58&nbsp;percent to&nbsp;5.84&nbsp;percent since the last Fed meeting in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both 15- and 30-year&nbsp;interest rates saw a&nbsp;trend of rates increasing since the beginning of May and continue to slightly climb higher in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does This Mean for People Looking to Move?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Housing mortgage rates are still higher than they were pre-pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Housing mortgage rates for a 30-year loan and a 15-year loan are still lower than the peak 7.79 percent 30-year mortgage rate and 7.03 percent 15-year mortgage rate in late October 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;true that the&nbsp;spring\/summer is homebuying season as families look to move between the school year,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;still a&nbsp;buyer\u2019s&nbsp;market.&nbsp;Many homebuyers are&nbsp;holding off&nbsp;purchasing&nbsp;a home because the house market has an affordability crisis along with \u201crenewed economic worries are again keeping many on the sidelines,\u201d according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/blog\/is-it-a-buyers-or-sellers-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Redfin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Federal Reserve News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warsh had plenty of other news when it came to what he wanted to see from the Federal Reserve moving forward. One of the first questions was about press conferences.&nbsp;Will he still continue to hold press conferences?&nbsp;The answer was yes. Press conferences can be a useful way to communicate&nbsp;with&nbsp;households, businesses, and the media, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On that note, he referenced his mentor&#8217;s mantra&nbsp;for&nbsp;press conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPress conferences are useful, but when you have one, you want to make sure you have something important to say,\u201d Warsh said. \u201cWe have something important to say about our commitment to deliver on price stability, commitment to rethink practices with an eye of moving the Fed forward, and to give you and the American people a sense that these&nbsp;aren&#8217;t&nbsp;idle thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For now,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;safe&nbsp;to say&nbsp;Warsh&nbsp;will continue&nbsp;to hold press conferences&nbsp;as long as&nbsp;he feels the Federal Reserve has something important to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"What-are-these-task-forces\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are These Tasks Forces?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mentioned earlier in this article, Warsh announced&nbsp;he\u2019ll&nbsp;have task forces&nbsp;in five key areas that are central to the broad conduct of monetary policy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fed communications<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fed\u2019s balance sheet<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Fed\u2019s use and reliance on existing data sources<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Productivity and jobs in an era of transformation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fed\u2019s inflation framework<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it&nbsp;comes&nbsp;to the timeline for these task forces,&nbsp;it\u2019ll&nbsp;depend on the task force, he said.&nbsp;Warsh believes there might be better ways for the Federal Reserve to do its job, and these task forces can enhance, help, and improve the Federal Reserve, especially when it comes to reviewing data during these meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Federal-Reserve-July2026-2.jpg\" alt=\"The outside of the Federal Reserve building can be seen on a cloudy day.\" class=\"wp-image-28790 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Federal-Reserve-July2026-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Federal-Reserve-July2026-2-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Federal-Reserve-July2026-2-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI&#8217;ll say this generally most of the data that central bankers and other government officials in the United States consume come with old-fashioned survey methods,\u201d he said.&nbsp;\u201cA national account of what the U.S. economy looks like that looks&nbsp;very little&nbsp;like the U.S. economy in 2026. Survey methods that&nbsp;don&#8217;t&nbsp;have response rates that we need asking questions that might have been quite applicable a generation ago that are less applicable now. So, even inside of official statistics, I would be open-minded if the task force and our own best thinking had&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;[on]&nbsp;how those official statistics can be brought up to a standard of our time, using new analytic methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the press asked him different questions such as the dot plot,&nbsp;forward guidance, future forecast, and other questions, Warsh had a simple response&nbsp;to these&nbsp;questions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a task force&nbsp;for&nbsp;that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Reserve will review the communications, and Warsh&nbsp;expects&nbsp;changes to occur by the&nbsp;year-end, but&nbsp;he\u2019s&nbsp;open-minded on&nbsp;what those changes could be for the Fed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was incredibly impressed over the last couple of days,\u201d he said. \u201cMy colleagues over the last two days, frankly, the first three weeks&nbsp;I&#8217;ve&nbsp;been here, have been&nbsp;very open&nbsp;about changes. Change&nbsp;isn&#8217;t&nbsp;easy. Change is filled with risk. But our number one goal is to get monetary policy right. The way to get monetary policy right is to deliver on the remit that Congress gave us to deliver on price stability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Does Warsh Feel About the&nbsp;Dual&nbsp;Mandate?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Reserve has dual mandate goals of maximum employment and stable prices for the benefit of the American people.&nbsp;Warsh&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;share the same views as&nbsp;previous&nbsp;chairs have shown in the past generations where&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;got to choose between both of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou talked about one of our dual mandates and the employment side. I&nbsp;don&#8217;t&nbsp;believe that we have a cruel choice,\u201d Warsh said. \u201cWhat I believe is if we do our job, we can make&nbsp;strong growth, low prices, and strong employment mutually compatible. So,&nbsp;what you heard from the Committee today is&nbsp;we&#8217;ve&nbsp;got some work to&nbsp;[do&nbsp;on]&nbsp;the price stability front.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What About&nbsp;the Building Renovations?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warsh has met with the inspector general.&nbsp;They\u2019ve&nbsp;had one meeting together so far. He believes the Fed chair should meet with the inspector general as a matter of good practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a practice I hope to continue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was no surprise to anyone that the inspector general told Warsh&nbsp;he\u2019ll&nbsp;come out with a report on the building and the building projects later this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd I&#8217;ll be interested in reading the report,\u201d he said.&nbsp;\u201cFrom my perspective, with a forward-looking glance, is there anything that we can be doing or should be doing from this moment until the completion of the project to do what we can do to be good stewards of taxpayer money and make sure that we&#8217;re delivering on the promises that we made.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&nbsp;hasn\u2019t&nbsp;been Warsh\u2019s&nbsp;main focus&nbsp;because of other preoccupied matters, but&nbsp;he\u2019ll&nbsp;\u201cget to the full breadth of the Fed\u2019s tasks in the weeks ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When Is the Next Federal Reserve Meeting?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next Federal Reserve meeting is scheduled for&nbsp;July 28-29, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&nbsp;also can&nbsp;read&nbsp;previous&nbsp;recaps of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/federal-reserve-january-2026\/\">January<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/federal-reserve-march-2026\/\">March<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movinghelp.com\/move\/federal-reserve-april-2026\/\">April<\/a>&nbsp;meetings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a new era for the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. Federal Reserve&nbsp;Chair Kevin Warsh&nbsp;delivered his first press conference as chair for the Federal Reserve while also marking his return to the Fed for the first time since&nbsp;March 2011. 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