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  "id": 7847357,
  "title": "U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates for 1st time in 3 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/u-s-federal-reserve-raises-interest-rates-for-1st-time-in-3-years",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Business",
    "slug": "cbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/us-interest-rate-hike-sept-2026-9.7346557"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Federal Reserve said it cut rates to help bring inflation back to the central bank's two per cent target. It's the first policy shift under the new Fed chief, who took office in late May after being selected by Trump with an expectation that he would cut rates.",
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        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates for 1st time in 3 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/u-s-federal-reserve-raises-interest-rates-for-1st-time-in-3-years-7850788",
        "published": "2026-09-16T19:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Rio Times",
        "title": "Federal Reserve Raises Rates to 4% in Its First Increase Since 2023",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/federal-reserve-raises-rates-to-4-in-its-first-increase-since-2023",
        "published": "2026-09-16T19:30:00.000Z"
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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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