The Federal Reserve projected that it will increase interest rates from near-zero to 0.6% by 2023, one year earlier than previously projected. Fed Chair Jerome Powell also noted that he believes recent inflation is transitory, but that it “could turn out to be higher and more persistent than we expect” due to shifting demand amid the ongoing reopening
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