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US Fed delivers small rate hike amid global banking turmoil
Published on: 2023-03-23
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but indicated it was on the verge of pausing further increases in borrowing costs after the recent collapse of two US banks.
 

The much-anticipated rate hike by the Fed, which had delivered eight previous rate hikes in the past year, sought to balance the risk of rampant inflation with the threat of instability in the banking system.
 

But in a key shift driven by the sudden failures this month of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, the Fed's latest policy statement no longer says that "ongoing increases" in rates will likely be appropriate.
 

The banking sector has been in turmoil after California regulators on March 10 closed Silicon Valley Bank in the largest US bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.

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