Breaking: Fed hikes policy rate by 25 bps to 5-5.25% as expected

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) announced on Wednesday that it raised the policy rate, federal funds rate, by 25 basis points to the range of 5-5.25% following the May policy meeting. This decision came in line with the market expectation.

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