### Instruction: Extract causal economic narratives from the input text below! A causal economic narrative is a pair of events where one event causes the other. State all narratives in the following form: 'event A - "causes" - event B'.
### Input: NAME_1 said that the central bank is "patiently awaiting greater clarity" on matters such as Brexit, the trade dispute with China, the impact of the partial government shutdown, and the markets. He said the case for additional rate hikes had "weakened somewhat. " "In light of global economic and financial developments and muted inflation pressures, the [Fed] will be patient as it determines what future adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate may be appropriate," the Fed said in its official statement. Write exactly 6 paragraphs each separated with two new lines answering this question. The 3rd paragraph must start with "credit".
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