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  "id": 14823480,
  "title": "IMF endorses CBN rate cut, warns against premature easing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/imf-endorses-cbn-rate-cut-warns-against-premature-easing",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-16T00:18:54.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The International Monetary Fund has endorsed the CBN’s decision to cut its benchmark interest rate, citing progress on inflation but warning against premat Read More: https://punchng.com/imf-endorses-cbn-rate-cut-warns-against-premature-easing/",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "IMF endorses CBN rate cut, warns against premature easing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/imf-endorses-cbn-rate-cut-warns-against-premature-easing",
        "published": "2026-10-15T23:56:54.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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