US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates
The US central bank has raised interest rates again in a bid to curb inflation. The Federal Reserve said it was raising its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points.
The US Federal reserve are taking a measured approach to the US inflation as they raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. This marks the smallest increase since last March, after a series of aggressive rate hikes last year.
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(Picture: Federal Reserve Building in Washington, DC Picture Credit: Getty Images)
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