Bloomberg reported that the Federal Reserve increased the benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point from 1.75% to 2%.
According to Bloomberg, when making the increase, the Fed referred to “further gradual increases” instead of “adjustments,” indicating that as inflation rises, the Fed will make additional hikes this year.
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