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Fed raises key rate by a half-point in bid to tame inflation
https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-interest-rate-inflation-8d5e20882cdfd7975ebb3bb48a437f11

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The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark interest rate by a half-percentage point Wednesday — its most aggressive move since 2000 — and signaling further large rate hikes to come.

The increase in the Fed’s key short-term rate raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point since the pandemic struck two years ago.

The Fed also announced that it will start reducing its huge $9 trillion balance sheet, made up mainly of Treasury and mortgage bonds. Reducing those holdings will have the effect of further raising borrowing costs throughout the economy.

Fed hikes key interest rate
The Federal Reserve, which has kept its benchmark federal funds rate near zero since the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the economy in 2020, has raised the rate for the second time this year to tame inflation.


Key for market key indices bounds for 3%
“A (three-quarters of a point) hike is not something that the committee is actively considering,” he said — a remark that caused stock indexes to jump. Before he spoke, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up only modestly. By the close of trading, the Dow had soared 930 points, or 2.8% — its best single-day gain since May 2020.