Name: Federal reserve raises interest rates in a renewed fight against inflation
Uploaded: 2026-09-17T11:21:00
Duration: 2 min 15 s
Description: The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 to quell stubbornly high inflation, a move that could prompt a sharp response from the White House.

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Federal reserve raises interest rates in a renewed fight against inflation

Published: September 17, 2026 at 7:21 AM

Tags: Donald Trump , Politics , News , U.S. News

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 to quell stubbornly high inflation, a move that could prompt a sharp response from the White House.