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US Federal Reserve jacks rates again
The US Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rates by another 75 basis points (0.75%) for the fourth consecutive time, to a target range of 3.75% - 4%. And it foreshadowed further increases would be necessary, with Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell warning there was “some ways to go” before inflation was den…
