High Interest Rates Are Hitting Poorer Americans the Hardest
The Federal Reserve is holding interest rates at a more than two-decade high in an attempt to wrestle inflation lower. (Shutterstock)
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The Federal Reserve is holding interest rates at a more than two-decade high in an attempt to wrestle inflation lower. That policy has proved especially painful for poorer families.
By Jeanna Smialek and Claire Hogan
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