{
  "id": 7853265,
  "title": "UAE Central Bank raises base rate to 3.9% after US Fed rate hike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/uae-central-bank-raises-base-rate-to-3-9-after-us-fed-rate-hike",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:16:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/banking/uae-central-bank-raises-base-rate-to-39-after-us-fed-rate-hike-1.500677315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: The UAE Central Bank has raised its base rate by 25 basis points to 3.9%, following a similar increase by the US Federal Reserve . The Central Bank of the UAE said on Wednesday that the Base Rate applicable to its Overnight Deposit Facility will increase from 3.65% to 3.9%, effective Thursday, September 17. The decision follows the US Federal Reserve’s announcement on September 16 to raise…",
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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."
}