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  "id": 7846429,
  "title": "Fed hikes interest rates by quarter point",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/fed-hikes-interest-rates-by-quarter-point",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:01:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/business/6093135-fed-raises-interest-rates/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in several years in the face of stubborn inflation. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, voted unanimously to increase the central bank's benchmark interest rate to a range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent. It marks the...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "US Fed hikes rates, sees more tightening in search of ‘timelier’ drop in inflation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-fed-hikes-rates-sees-more-tightening-in-search-of-timelier-drop-in",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:20:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Fed raises rates for first time since 2023, sees one more hike this year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/fed-raises-rates-for-first-time-since-2023-sees-one-more-hike-this",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:25:01.000Z"
      }
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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."
}