US keeps interest rates unchanged

US - The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, has left interest rates unchanged Wednesday at 1.75%, saying signs for an economic recovery were "promising".

The decision - widely anticipated by Wall Street - was prompted by a slew of positive economic data suggesting that the US economy was recovering quickly from a slump in the second half of 2002.

The Federal Reserve said "signs that weakness in demand is abating and economic activity is beginning to firm have become more prevalent".

"With the

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