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US futures climb ahead of Fed interest rate call and the latest retail sales numbersU.S. futures are rising as investors await the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates, with high expectations of a hike. The potential hike will be the first in three years as inflation remains elevated in the United States and above the Fed’s target. Futures for the S&P 500 gained 0.2% on Wednesday, while those for the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
The Fed might raise interest rates Wednesday. How could it hit Gainesville?The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since July 2023, reversing a series of cuts made in 2024 and 2025. The Fed, which is the U.S. central bank, conducts monetary policy by setting the interest rate banks charge each other to borrow money overnight. Any changes ripple outward, and it impacts Gainesville…