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  "id": 7994577,
  "title": "Fed rate hike risks worsening China’s economic divide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/fed-rate-hike-risks-worsening-chinas-economic-divide",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T09:00:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Business",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/plus/economy/policy/article/3367858/fed-rate-hike-risks-worsening-chinas-economic-divide"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years in an effort to quell inflation partly caused by the war on Iran helping to drive up fuel prices. Policymakers voted unanimously on Wednesday to lift rates by 25 basis points to between 3.75 and 4.00 per cent. Sixteen of 18 committee members also said that they anticipate another rate hike this year. The increase will…",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Here are five key takeaways from Wednesday's Fed rate hike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/here-are-five-key-takeaways-from-wednesdays-fed-rate-hike",
        "published": "2026-09-16T21:23:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Dow Jones futures gain as oil slide offsets Fed rate hike jitters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/dow-jones-futures-gain-as-oil-slide-offsets-fed-rate-hike-jitters",
        "published": "2026-09-17T08:13:40.000Z"
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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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