The cost of mortgages, vehicle loans and other types of credit in the U.S. are on the rise after several years of ultra-low interest rates.

That’s after the central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2018.

The Federal Reserve hiked its rate partly to try to tame soaring inflation driving the U.S. cost of living up sharply. 

Owen Fairclough reports.

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