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The Federal Reserve raises interest rates by a quarter percentage point

NPR | By Alina Selyukh,
Michel Martin
Published September 17, 2026 at 3:45 AM PDT

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years Wednesday.

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