The Fed: Fed no longer sees a recession, and other things we learned from Powell’s press conference

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate to a range of 5.25%-5.5%. the highest level in 22 years in order to combat “elevated” inflation. With financial markets and economists widely expecting the move, the focus was on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s one-hour session with…

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