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Markets welcome 75 bp rate hike by Federal Reserve

Jerome Powell, President of the Federal Reserve.

The US Federal Reserve announced an expected 75 basis point interest rate hike on Wednesday evening. Inflation pain will now have to be carefully weighed against the threat of an economic recession. Equity markets reacted positively to the announced policy.  

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