Federal Reserve raises interest rate by 0.75%
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and members of the Federal Open Markets Committee voted Wednesday to raise the benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points. WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.75% Wednesday in its latest move to fight the highest inflation in 40 years. The highly anticipated move boosts the federal funds rate to the range of 3% to 3.25% after it remained near zero as recently as March. The Federal Open Market […]
