High inflation rates and plenty of uncertainty about the state of the economy are sending chills through investors.
The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point Wednesday - its most aggressive move since 2000 - and signaling further large rate hikes to come.
The Federal Reserve is poised this week to accelerate its most drastic steps in three decades to attack inflation by making it costlier to borrow — for a car, a home, a business deal, a credit card purchase — all of which will compound Americans' financial strains and likely weaken the economy.
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Soaring inflation is hitting Americans hard as energy costs rose 11% in March, and groceries jumped another 1.5%. Most of us don't remember inflation this bad, and for good reason. It's not been this severe since the 1980s.
The latest numbers show inflation is climbing even higher, making it harder and harder for Americans to keep up with their bills and pay for essentials like food and gas.
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The Federal Reserve is pulling the trigger and raising the federal interest rate for the first time in four years.
Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9% over the past year, the sharpest spike since 1982 and likely only a harbinger of even higher prices to come.