WASHINGTON, D.C.: US economists are growing worried about the Federal Reserve’s tightening policy, saying it is dampening economic growth, a key survey showed on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).

The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) said its semiannual survey of members found a large majority of business economists expect the Fed to continue raising the benchmark federal funds rate in 2016, following December’s hike from near zero.

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