The Federal Reserve announced that it’s raising interest rates by 0.25 percentage point, following its July 25-26 meeting, boosting the federal funds rate to a target range of 5.25 to 5.5 percent. With the move, the Federal Reserve has now raised rates a total of 11 times during this economic cycle in an effort to significantly reduce liquidity to the financial markets and tamp down high inflation.
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