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  "id": 7840327,
  "title": "The Fed is raising interest rates for the first time since 2023 as inflation persists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/the-fed-is-raising-interest-rates-for-the-first-time-since-2023-as",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:15:16.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://qz.com/federal-reserve-interest-rate-hike-inflation-091626"
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  "summary": "The unanimous decision, which came with officials signaling another rate hike to come, reflected a central bank that had been moving in a hawkish direction for months",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Finance",
        "title": "Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Wednesday, September 16, 2026: Rates ease somewhat ahead of the Fed's rate decision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/mortgage-and-refinance-interest-rates-today-wednesday-september-16",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Fed expected to raise interest rates. And, board votes to close Kennedy Center",
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Live updates: Fed to tackle interest rates as inflation fuels hike buzz; Trump to rally NC voters",
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        "published": "2026-09-16T12:44:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Fed seen hiking rates in defiance of Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/fed-seen-hiking-rates-in-defiance-of-trump",
        "published": "2026-09-16T13:51:50.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "U.S. Fed expected to hike interest rates despite pressure from Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/u-s-fed-expected-to-hike-interest-rates-despite-pressure-from-trump",
        "published": "2026-09-16T14:31:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Why the Fed might raise interest rates for first time since 2023",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/why-the-fed-might-raise-interest-rates-for-first-time-since-2023",
        "published": "2026-09-16T15:02:46.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Traders expect Fed to raise interest rates for first time in 3 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/traders-expect-fed-to-raise-interest-rates-for-first-time-in-3-years",
        "published": "2026-09-16T16:32:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Fed defies Trump, raises US interest rates for first time in three years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/fed-defies-trump-raises-us-interest-rates-for-first-time-in-three",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:20:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Fed defies Trump, raises US interest rates for first time in three years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/fed-defies-trump-raises-us-interest-rates-for-first-time-in-three-7840345",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:20:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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