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Fed raises interest rates, citing ongoing U.S. recovery

By Howard Schneider and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade on Wednesday, signaling faith that the U.S. economy had largely overcome the wounds of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. The U.S. central bank's policy-setting committee raised the range of its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of …

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Fed raises interest rates, citing ongoing U.S. recovery