Interest rates go up (again).
Episode Date: March 27, 2023Last week, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the ninth time since March of 2022, this time by a quarter of a percentage point. Interest ra...
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1006 episodes transcribedLast week, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the ninth time since March of 2022, this time by a quarter of a percentage point. Interest ra...
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