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sprinkleeninow

(20,268 posts)
Wed May 3, 2023, 03:13 PM May 2023

AOL: Federal Reserve pushes interest rates above 5% for first time since 2007

The Federal Reserve's latest policy decision on Wednesday could mark the end of its rate hiking campaign, the most aggressive from the central bank since the 1...

https://www.aol.com/fed-expected-raise-interest-rates-155524427.html

? the fricken. Just launched email to the WH.
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AOL: Federal Reserve pushes interest rates above 5% for first time since 2007 (Original Post) sprinkleeninow May 2023 OP
Reminder: prior to 2008, rates averaged between 5-7% Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #1
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Fiendish Thingy

(15,696 posts)
1. Reminder: prior to 2008, rates averaged between 5-7%
Wed May 3, 2023, 04:15 PM
May 2023

5% is no big deal, especially with record low unemployment.

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