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The Fed lifts rates by half a point, acknowledging that inflation is easing

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The Fed lifts rates by half a point, acknowledging that inflation is easing

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, here in Washington, D.C, on March 21, confirmed last month that smaller rate hikes could be expected.

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The Federal Reserve approved a half-point interest rate hike on Wednesday, a smaller increase than in recent months and an acknowledgment

The increase marks a shift for the central bank after an unprecedented year that includes seven-straight rate hikes as part of an aggressive campaign to try and bring down the highest inflation since the early 1980s.

While lower than the four consecutive three-quarter-point hikes approved at the Fed's previous meetings, Wednesday's rate hike is still twice the size of the central bank's customary quarter-point increase and will likely deepen the economic pain for millions of American businesses and households by pushing up the cost of borrowing even further.

This story is developing and will be updated.

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