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The Fed takes aggressive action to prevent a recession

Federal Reserve takes aggressive action to prevent a recession

06/17/2022

Washington Week with The Atlantic

The Fed takes aggressive action to prevent a recession

Clip: 6/17/2022 | 3m 33sVideo has Closed Captions

Federal Reserve takes aggressive action to prevent a recession

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percent. This was the central bank’s biggest rate hike since 1994, an aggressive step to try and control the rapid rise in inflation.

06/17/2022

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