Updated at 3:30 p.m. ET
The Federal Reserve announced another quarter-percentage-point increase in interest rates Wednesday as expected, citing a strong labor market and economy.
The Fed raised the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of 2 percent to 2.25 percent, the third hike this year.
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