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News Wrap: Fed seeks to reassure markets on interest rates

In our Friday news wrap, the chairman of the Federal Reserve sought to ease Wall Street’s concerns over future interest rate hikes. Speaking at a forum in Atlanta, Jerome Powell said the Fed is “listening” closely to the market. Also, China announced that a U.S. delegation will travel to Beijing on Monday, to restart trade talks that have been stalled for weeks.