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Jul 2023
15m 56s

Fed Raises Rates to a 22-Year High

The Wall Street Journal
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P.M. Edition for July 26. The U.S. central bank raised rates a quarter percentage point to a 22-year high. Heard on the Street columnist Justin Lahart has more. Plus, in a stunning reversal, Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax charges. Justice Department Sadie Gurman has the details. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. 

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