Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rate for First Time in Three Years

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rate for First Time in Three Years?

Of the 14 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 21% are rated left, 8% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 35. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rate for First Time in Three Years left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 71% of the 14 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rate for First Time in Three Years biased?

Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rate for First Time in Three Years is one event reported by 35 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rate for First Time in Three Years?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rate for First Time in Three Years?

35 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why did the Federal Reserve raise interest rates?

The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to combat stubbornly high inflation. This marks the first interest rate hike in over three years, and the decision was unanimous among Fed officials.

What was the impact of the interest rate hike on gold prices?

Following the Federal Reserve's announcement of the interest rate hike, gold prices experienced a sharp decline. One unrated digest reported a 2 percent drop in the price of an ounce of gold.

Was the decision to raise interest rates unanimous?

Yes, the decision by the Federal Reserve to raise its key interest rate by 25 basis points was unanimous among Fed officials. This unanimous vote was highlighted as a sign of the Fed's determination to address inflation.