WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate for the third time this year and foresees three additional hikes in 2018, a vote of confidence that the U.S. economy remains on solid footing 8 1/2 years after the end of the Great Recession.
The Fed said Wednesday that it’s lifting its short-term rate by a modest quarter-point to a still-low range of 1.25
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