WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve said Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) the case for raising interest rates has strengthened further with improving economic conditions, but monetary policymakers decided to wait for more progress before acting.

Just a few days before the bitterly contested presidential election, the US central bank kept the benchmark interest rate at the same level where it has been since December 2015, a move universally expected by analysts.

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