17 September 2026

US Federal Reserve increases interest rates to curb inflation as Trump calls for cut

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The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.

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