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  <title>WFSB: Fed raises interest rates for first time in more than three years</title>
  <pubDate>September 24, 2026</pubDate>
  <description>Brian Marks, associate professor of practice in economics and business analytics, discusses the Federal Reserve raising its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years.</description>
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  <external_link>https://www.wfsb.com/2026/09/16/fed-expected-raise-interest-rates-first-time-three-years/</external_link>
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