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WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic, slicing half a percentage point off benchmark rates in an effort to head off a slowdown in the labor market.

The decision to ease came "in light of progress on inflation and the balance of risks." Notably, the FOMC vote was 11-1, with Governor Michelle Bowman preferring a quarter-point move. Bowman's dissent was the first by a Fed governor since 2005, though a number of regional presidents have cast "no" votes during the period.

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