🇺🇸Federal Reserve hikes interest rates, defying pressure from Trump | Al Jazeera English

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Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2018 · News & Politics

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The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a quarter point, despite pressure from President Donald Trump not to do so.
It's a sign of confidence in the world's largest economy but the move did not sit well with Wall Street.

Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from New York.

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