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- Federal Reserve kept its key short-term interest rate unchanged at about 3.6%.
- Policymakers voted 9-3, with only 12 of 19 members casting votes.
- Fed officials said higher rates may be needed if inflation does not decline.
- Treasury Department announced additional long-term bond buybacks.
- Buybacks helped lower 10-year and 30-year yields.