US Fed increases interest rates
It is the first hike since 2006.
The bank's policy-setting committee increased the range of its benchmark interest rate between 0.25 per cent and 0.50 per cent.
"The Committee judges that there has been considerable improvement in labor market conditions this year, and it is reasonably confident that inflation will rise, over the medium term, to its 2 percent objective," read an official statement.
"Given the economic outlook, and recognizing the time it takes for policy actions to affect future economic outcomes, the Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 1/4 to 1/2 percent. The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative after this increase, thereby supporting further improvement in labor market conditions and a return to 2 percent inflation," it said.
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