Fed Raises Interest Rates as Gas Prices Surge
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“AMERICANS IMPACTED BY GAS PRICES INFLATION INTEREST RATE HIKES”
covered 2026-09-17 ▶ Be on the air with ABC“FED RAISES INTEREST RATES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 202”
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A single supertanker can carry over 2 million barrels of crude oil in one voyage
U.S. average gas prices hit an all-time record in June 2022.
This storyWhen did the Fed last raise rates as aggressively as it is now?
- 1994
- 2000
- 2006
- 2018
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1994
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The Federal Reserve's interest rate target is set as a range, not a single number
The Fed once set interest rates as high as 20% in 1981!
Fed Chair Paul Volcker hiked rates to a record 20% to crush inflation that had hit 14.8%. Recent rates near 5.5% pale next to that era's painful 'shock therapy' — which ultimately worked.
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