Event Brief
Fed raises rates for first time since 2023
By The BriefBrief · Sources (27)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Summary: The US Federal Reserve increased borrowing costs for the first time since 2023, defying President Trump’s call for lower interest rates. Trump urged 1% borrowing costs after the central bank signaled it was willing to take further action to cool inflation.
WHO: US Federal Reserve; President Trump
WHAT: The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: The move followed the Fed’s signal that it was willing to take further action to cool inflation, despite Trump’s push for lower borrowing costs.
Sources (27):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
France 24,
Japan Times,
MarketWatch,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Rio Times,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WFLA,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Yonhap Korea
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