The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to announce a half-percentage-point interest rate hike on Wednesday to combat surging inflation, as a growing number of economists now worry that the country could be headed for a recession.
The move, which would put the federal funds target rate range at 0.75 percent to 1 percent, would be the first half-point increase since 2000.
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