US central bank hikes interest rate, blames Russia

The US Federal

Federal Reserve approves first of seven planned rate hikes in effort to rein in inflation.

The US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee has boosted its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, the first increase in over three years as the policymaking body seeks to rein in near-record inflation. The new rate will run between .25% and .5%.

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