Fed raises rates; the EU invites Canada into the fold, and more
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 3.75-4%—the American central bank’s first increase since July 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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