EPISODE · Nov 3, 2022 · 1 MIN
The Fed goes for another 75 bps increase
from Die ekonomie minuut · host Waldo Krugell
This week's important economic indicator is not a data point, but the US Federal Reserve Bank's decision on their policy interest rate. What happens in the US has an influence on exchange rates and financial markets all over the world. We know that the US inflation rate is high and to fight this, the Federal Reserve Bank yesterday increased the policy rate by 75 basis points for the fourth time in a row. It is now the highest it has been since January 2008. * The Economics Minute is supported by the NWU Business School.
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This week's important economic indicator is not a data point, but the US Federal Reserve Bank's decision on their policy interest rate. What happens in the US has an influence on exchange rates and financial markets all over the world. We know that the US inflation rate is high and to fight this, the Federal Reserve Bank yesterday increased the policy rate by 75 basis points for the fourth time in a row. It is now the highest it has been since January 2008. * The Economics Minute is supported by the NWU Business School.
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