{
  "id": 8428166,
  "title": "Ever wonder how the Fed's interest rate actually works? We've got answers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ever-wonder-how-the-feds-interest-rate-actually-works-weve-got-answers",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-19T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/19/nx-s1-5969816/federal-reserve-interest-rate-inflation-economy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates this week for the first time this year. So how does it actually work? And what does it mean for the economy — and the rest of us? Here are some answers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}