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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that a "lack of further progress" in controlling inflation means the central bank will likely refrain from reducing interest rates at its upcoming policy meeting just two weeks away, instead maintaining elevated interest rates for a prolonged period. Since

"We are closely watching the latest events," said Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday in Tokyo before his departure for Washington to attend the annual International Monetary Fund events and meetings of finance ministers from the Group of Seven and Group of Twenty nations. "We stand ready to