Fed holds rates as it warns fight against inflation has hit a bump
The US is not suffering from “stagflation” and is growing well despite stubborn inflation, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has said.
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The US is not suffering from “stagflation” and is growing well despite stubborn inflation, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has said.
London’s FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,117.38 in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
Investors' attention on Thursday will be on a raft of factory sector purchasing managers' surveys due out in the euro area.
London’s top index finished 22.89 points, or 0.28%, lower to end the day at 8,121.84.
European markets were mostly closed on Wednesday for Labor Day holiday. Markets in the U.K. and Denmark, which were open for trading, ended the session on a weak note.