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Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks climb as Fed decision nears

September 21, 2016

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Wall Street stocks climbed Wednesday, keying off rises in global equities after the Bank of Japan overhauled its monetary policy framework, and with a Federal Reserve interest-rate decision ahead.

The BOJ kept its deposit rate unchanged at negative 0.1%. It also introduced a zero interest-rate target for 10-year government bonds, part of what analysts are calling “yield curve control.”

BOJ’s decision spurred a global equity rally, including on Wall Street.

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