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Fed in biggest rate hike in 22 years, switches from QE to QT

Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its main policy rate by 50 basis points, the largest increase since 2000. The steep hike reflects the current state of the US economy, where inflation surged to 8.5 percent in March with unemployment relatively low at 3.6 percent.

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