US Leveraged Loan Prices Rise Ahead of Fed Meeting

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Following a Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting in which all 12 members unanimously voted to hold rates steady in the face of persistent inflation, expectations of another rate cut this year have all but evaporated. Kevin Warsh, in his first meeting as Fed Chair, committed to staving off inflationary pressures, with many analysts now predicting a rate hike as early as September.