US Fed raises rates to 3.75–4% as inflation bites
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The report comes at a pivotal moment for the Federal Reserve, which is scheduled to meet next week to decide whether to hike interest rates.
The details in the latest Consumer Price Index report could compel the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.
Fed officials estimate the rate of inflation using their preferred PCE price index will finish at 3.7% at year end, a hair above June's forecast of 3.6% and well above their 2.7% estimate in March. Inflation is then projected to slow sharply to 2.
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Federal Reserve officials will decide whether to raise rates in the face of persistently strong inflation and bond market anxiety.