Fed Officials Tell Activists Rate Hikes Won't Derail Economy

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) - An unusually large group of Federal Reserve policymakers appeared before activists on Thursday and defended their plans to raise interest rates to keep the U.S. economy from eventually overheating.

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