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Breaking: Fed hikes interest rate by 75 bps as expected

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it raised the policy rate, federal funds rate, by 75 bps to the range of 3-3.25%.

The Federal Reserve was widely expected to stick to the baseline market expectation and raise rates by 75 basis points and refrain from a bigger move for fear of inciting a recession.

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