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Urgent: U.S. Fed raises federal funds rate by 25bp, first rate hike since 2006

Xinhua, December 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to raise benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, the first interest rate increase since 2006 and marking the end of an era of extraordinary easing monetary policy. Endit