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Urgent: U.S. Fed raises federal funds rate after one-year pause

Xinhua, December 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to raise benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, the first and only rate hike in 2016. Endit