The U.S. Federal Reserve reinforced its inflation fight Wednesday by raising its key interest rate for the seventh time this year and signalling more hikes to come.
The Associated PressU.S. Federal Reserve Board chair Jerome Powell is pictured in January in Washington. Powell and other Fed officials have said they expect to keep interest rates at their peak for an extended period.
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