The Fed takes a hike
It’s a good bet that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its meeting this Wednesday
Eight years ago, the US was riding a wave of hope on the back of Barack Obama’s historic presidential election win.
Just weeks after Obama’s win, as the strains of “Yes we can” could still be heard, the US faced another watershed moment. That December, the US Federal Reserve announced that it was slashing interest rates to record lows, setting a target range for the federal funds rate of 0 to 0.25 per ...