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Fed united in battle to control inflation

By Krishna Guha in Washington

Published: August 19 2008 20:12 | Last updated: August 19 2008 20:12

After months of mounting dispute between hawks and doves, the Federal Reserve appears to be pulling together ahead of its annual retreat this weekend at Jackson Hole.

Fed hawks have stopped pressing publicly for early rate hikes. The rest of the committee, meanwhile, has signed up to a policy stance that retains an underlying inflation orientation in spite of the fall in the price of oil.

Ben Bernanke and his rate-setting committee have adopted a stance that could still lead to interest rate rises this year

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