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CloseThe Federal Reserve has raised US interest rates to 3.75%-4% from 3.5%-3.75%, in a bid to curb inflation. This is the first such increase in three years.
Why has the increase taken place and what does it mean? The BBC’s Samira Hussain explains.
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