Washington, Sept 16, 2025 (AFP) - US Fed opens key meeting after Trump aide sworn in as governor

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2025-09-16

The US Federal Reserve started a key interest rate meeting Tuesday, hours after Donald Trump's new appointee narrowly won confirmation to join the central bank -- while another top official fights her removal by the president. Stephen Miran, who has been a key aide to Trump, "took the oath of office as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Tuesday," the Fed said in a statement, as its rate-setting Federal Open Market......

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