#5 key takeaways from the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes

#5 key takeaways from the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes

5 key takeaways from the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes The Federal Reserve ramped up its battle against inflation Wednesday with another large interest rate hike amid griping that the central bank’s efforts will plunge the U.S. into a recession.   The Fed boosted its baseline interest rate range by 0.75 percentage points for the fourth…

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#Fed’s latest hike will push up mortgage rates

#Fed’s latest hike will push up mortgage rates

Fed’s latest hike will push up mortgage rates The Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate hike Wednesday of 0.75 percentage points is expected to intensify pressure on the housing market while pushing up mortgage rates that already have reached nearly 20-year highs. The interest hike announced Wednesday is the latest effort by the Fed to slow…

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#These five races will determine the Senate majority

#These five races will determine the Senate majority

These five races will determine the Senate majority The battle for the Senate is anyone’s ballgame with only a week to go until voters head to the polls. Republicans, needing to net only one seat, are knocking on the door as the national environment moves increasingly in their direction and some surveys show them in…

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#San Francisco DA announces attempted murder charge for alleged Paul Pelosi attacker

#San Francisco DA announces attempted murder charge for alleged Paul Pelosi attacker

San Francisco DA announces attempted murder charge for alleged Paul Pelosi attacker The San Francisco district attorney on Monday announced an attempted murder charge for the man accused of violently attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), in the couple’s California home last week. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that David Wayne…

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#Wheat prices shoot up after Russia suspends UN grain deal

#Wheat prices shoot up after Russia suspends UN grain deal

Wheat prices shoot up after Russia suspends UN grain deal Wheat prices shot up on global commodity markets after Russia pulled out of a deal to keep grain exports moving out of Ukrainian ports, exacerbating concerns that the move by Moscow could worsen global food shortages. “Each fraction of a percentage point pushes someone somewhere…

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#Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president

#Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president

Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s electoral authority said Sunday that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the leftist Worker’s Party defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country’s next president. With 98.8% of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had 50.8% and Bolsonaro 49.2%,…

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