The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another quarter point, reaching the highest level since 2001. See potential bias and similarities in coverage from Reuters, FoxBusiness and CNNBusiness:
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another quarter point, reaching the highest level since 2001. The latest move raises the target range for the federal funds rate to 5.25-5.5%, narrowly above 2007’s 5.26% peak. resumes the Fed’s fight against inflation after it paused rate hikes in June.
However, the Fed noted then that it intended to raise rates again before the end of 2023. Interest rate hikes are intended to slow inflation by raising borrowing costs and slowing down economic activity. While there has been some economic cooling, the absence of a major slowdown has led some economists to project a more optimistic outlook.
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