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Fed raises interest rate again: How steep hikes affect your finances

Associated Press
Sep 21, 2022
Sep 21, 2022 Updated Dec 27, 2022

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Federal Reserve — A for sale sign is posted in front of a home in Sacramento, Calif., on March 3, 2022.
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