Friday, August 26, 2022

Fed Hikes Interest Rates For The Second Time In 2022

Fed Hikes Interest Rates For The Second Time In 2022

The Federal Reserve raised its baseline interest rate range Wednesday by two times the size of a usual rate hike as the central bank sprints to get ahead of rising inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee, the panel of Fed officials in charge of monetary policy, boosted interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to a target range of 0.75 to 1 percent.


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