Jerome Powell raises interest rates by 25bps, a 22-year high

Jerome Powell raises interest rates by 25bps, a 22-year high

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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, citing still elevated inflation as a rationale for what is now the highest U.S. central bank policy rate in 16 years. The rate hike, the Fed's 11th in its last 12 meetings, set the benchmark overnight…

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