Fed Raises Its Key Interest Rate from Record Low near Zero

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A reporter raises his hand to question U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen during a news conference to announce raised interest rates in Washington December 16, 2015. The U.S. central bank's policy-setting committee raised the range of its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to between 0.25 percent and 0.50 percent, ending a lengthy debate about whether the economy was strong enough to withstand higher borrowing costs. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen arrives for a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, to speak following an announcement that the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by quarter-point, heralding higher lending rates in an economy much sturdier than the one the Fed helped rescue in 2008. AP/Susan Walsh

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. The Fed hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade on Wednesday, signaling faith that the U.S. economy had largely overcome the wounds of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. AP/Susan Walsh

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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen answers a reporter's question during a news conference to announce raised interest rates in Washington December 16, 2015. The Fed raising interest rates from record lows set at the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, a shift that heralds modestly higher rates on some loans. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen collects her papers during a news conference to announce raised interest rates in Washington December 16, 2015. Wednesday's action signaled the central bank's belief that the economy has finally regained enough strength 6 years after the Great Recession ended to withstand modestly higher borrowing rates. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. The Fed said in a statement after its latest meeting that it was lifting its key rate by a quarter-point to a range of 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent. Its move ends an extraordinary seven-year period of near-zero borrowing rates. AP/Susan Walsh

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