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JOHANNESBURG, Sept 18 (Reuters) – The rand firmed on Wednesday ahead of an expected U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut and South African inflation data. At 0702 GMT, the rand traded at 17.5625 against the dollar , about 0.2% firmer than its previous close. Markets are certain the Fed will cut rates when it makes its policy announcement on Wednesday and bets are on a 50-basis-point (bp) interest rate cut in the world’s biggest economy. “The risk to the market is that the Fed only cuts rates 25bp and throws…