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The Federal Reserve raises interest rates by a quarter percentage point

NPR | By Alina Selyukh,

Michel Martin

Published September 17, 2026 at 6:45 AM EDT

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years Wednesday.

Alina Selyukh

Alina Selyukh is a business correspondent at NPR.

Michel Martin

Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.