In a bid to achieve economic stability and a 2% inflation target, the Federal Reserve has raised the key federal funds rate for the 10th consecutive time, reaching a 16-year high. Learn about the impact on the economy and the central bank's commitment to returning inflation to its target level.

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The Bank of Canada today decided to leave the overnight lending rate unchanged at 4.5% and signalled a continuation of quantitative tightening.

The budget projects program spending to reach nearly $491 billion in the next fiscal year, along with the deficit set to reach $40 billion.

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate today (March 22, 2023) by 25 basis points in response to growing concerns about elevated inflation and an overheating economy.

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The central bank has decided to hold its key rate at 4.5% while reiterating it is taking a wait-and-see approach with respect to monetary policy.

“Inflation has eased somewhat but remains elevated” the Federal Open Market Committee relayed in a statement.

“We have raised rates rapidly, and now it’s time to pause and assess whether monetary policy is sufficiently restrictive to bring inflation back to the 2% target,” Tiff Macklem said.

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“Ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate in order to attain a stance of monetary policy that is sufficiently restrictive to return inflation to 2 percent over time.”

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The Bank’s decision continues along its policy of quantitative tightening, albeit with a dovish tone this time around, signaling that it may be nearing the end of its historic rate-hike cycle.

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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has announced a 75 basis point increase to the federal funds rate. The funds rate now sits at 3.75% to 4.00%.

A central bank is a financial institution that manages the production and distribution of money and credit for a state, or a group of states. Central banks oversee its state’s commercial banks and maintain a monopoly on the money supply of the state.