THE US Federal Reserve (Fed) started hiking the interest rate 2½ years ago. It started with 25 basis points (bps) on March 17, 2022, and global interest rates have been on an uptrend since.
The last hike was on July 26, 2023, when it hit between 5.25% and 5.5%, causing much pain to many economies, especially developing countries.
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