# Fed Raises Rates to Fight Inflation as Trump Plans Heavy Bomb Sale to Israel

https://mins.news/en/video/61868

- NBC News, 2026-09-17 00:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKFVfEjq4wY

> New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh defied President Donald Trump’s calls for rate cuts by announcing the first increase since 2023. Separately, the Trump administration is planning a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel that would include 40,000 heavy bombs, according to a U.S. official and a source familiar with the matter.

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