# Fed officials unanimously raise key rate by a quarter point for first time in more than three years

https://mins.news/en/item/61833

- CNN, 2026-09-17 00:02 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/economy/fed-rate-decision-sept-2026-your-money?Date=20260916&Profile=CNN

> Members of the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously voted to lift the Fed’s key overnight bank lending rate by a quarter point, seeking to bring inflation down. It was their first unanimous rate hike in more than three years.

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