Federal Reserve raises rates addressing inflation at 86 the highest YoY spike since December 1981
Federal Reserve raises rates ¾%, addressing inflation at 8.6% the highest YoY spike since December 1981 The Federal Reserve took the most aggressive action since 1994 announcing that they would raise rates by 75 basis points (3/4%) taking the fed funds rate to between 150 – 175 basis points. Traders and analysts had been factoring in a more aggressive rate hike on Monday and Tuesday following the release last week of the May inflation numbers vis-à-vis the CPI. Inflation rose…