Fed raises discount rate to 1.75%

The Federal Reserve Board said it raised the discount rate to 1.75% from 1.5%, effective immediately.

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The action was requested Thursday by the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, St. Louis, and Minneapolis.

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