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Fed's Unwinding Of Crisis Programs Expected To Push Up Interest Rates Very Gradually

The Federal Reserve in October will begin unwinding the extraordinary stimulus it used to battle the Great Recession. That means that over the long run, rates on car loans and mortgages could go up.
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen has the process of unwinding the central bank's massive bond holdings will be gradual. / Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it will hold short-term interest rates steady for the time being. But the central bank said that in October it will begin to unwind the extraordinary stimulus it used to battle the Great Recession.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen has

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