Fed Begins Inflation Fight With Key Rate Hike, More To Come

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The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort Wednesday to tame the worst inflation since the 1970s, raising its benchmark short-term interest rate and signaling up to seven rate hikes this year.

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Fed Begins Inflation Fight With Key Rate Hike, More To Come

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