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  "id": 7903339,
  "title": "US Fed Raises Benchmark Interest by 0.25%P to Target of 3.75%~4%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-fed-raises-benchmark-interest-by-0-25-p-to-target-of-3-75-4",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T23:57:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204299"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[International] : The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of three-point-75 percent to four percent. Following two days of discussion, the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday announced the rate hike, the first increase in three years. The decision comes in ... [more...]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "US Fed raises key interest rate for 1st time since 2023",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/us-fed-raises-key-interest-rate-for-1st-time-since-2023",
        "published": "2026-09-17T00:15:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Business",
        "title": "Hong Kong stocks decline after Fed raises interest rates and signals more to come",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/hong-kong-stocks-decline-after-fed-raises-interest-rates-and-signals",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:47:08.000Z"
      }
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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."
}