WASHINGTON: US political uncertainty over health care and tax reform is causing businesses to hold off on investments, a top Federal Reserve official said Monday.

Low investment, in turn, is one factor contributing to stubbornly low interest rates, Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said.

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