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Fed raises benchmark interest rate to 22-year high

In its ongoing effort to tamp down inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its key interest rate a quarter-point to 5.5%, the highest level it has been in 22 years. Carter Evans examines the impact of the Fed's rate hikes.
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