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Fed to Weigh Higher Rates in 2023 While Slowing Rises This Month

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has said he doesn't want to over-tighten policy. REUTERS

Federal Reserve officials have signaled plans to raise their benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage point at their meeting next week, but elevated wage pressures could lead them to continue lifting it to higher levels than investors currently expect.

They have raised rates this year at the fastest pace since the early 1980s, including by 0.75 point at each of their past four meetings to combat inflation.

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