The Fed Raises Interest Rate For First Time In Almost A Decade

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Analysis: Fed raises benchmark interest rate for first time in nearly 10 years

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark short-term interest rate for the first time in 9 ½ years, providing a long-awaited vote of confidence for the recovery from the Great Recession by beginning to remove the last of the central bank’s extraordinary steps to boost economic growth.
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Seven years to the day after lowering the rate to near zero, members of the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee edged it up 0.25 percentage point.
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen explained the decision in a news conference earlier today. The Times will have her full remarks below once the Fed makes them available.