Tag: benchmark_interest_rate
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates for First Time in Over Three Years
NPR reports the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday to fight stubborn inflation, making borrowing more expensive for cars and credit card balances.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates for First Time in Over Three Years
NPR reports the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday to fight stubborn inflation, making borrowing more expensive for cars and credit card balances.
BusinessUSAEconomyBankingFinancial MarketsFederal Government Federal Reserveinterest ratesinflationbenchmark interest rateborrowing costscredit cardsauto loansNPR Breaking NewsNPR
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Media Monitor: Fed Raises Benchmark Interest Rate for First Time in Three Years
USA TODAY reports the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in three years, just days after President Donald Trump called for the lowest rates in the world.
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