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U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks at a press conference in Washington on Wendesday. Yonhap
Seoul officials heaved a sigh of relief Thursday, as a U.S. move to end the seven-year era of near-zero interest rates led to no major turmoil in global and local markets as some feared.