The Fed, the fourth consecutive Giant Step… Premature of interest rates

The US Central Bank Federal Reserve has raised the base rate by 0.75%p.

On the 2nd (local time), the Fed announced that it would raise the base rate by 0.75%p immediately after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) regular meeting. As a result, the US base rate is operated from 3.00 ~ 3.25%to 3.75 ~ 4.00%.

The US has stepped on a giant step for four consecutive times due to an increase rate hike of the 0.75%p. The interest rate gap with Korea is 1.00%p, and the Bank of Korea is expected to raise the interest rate on the 24th.

The Fed said in a statement that the Ukrainian war is not over yet, causing economic downturn in the world and adding additional pressure on inflation.

Since the price of food and energy continues to rise, the current risk of inflation is very high, he said. It was revealed.

Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Fed, wrote a press conference shortly after the meeting, saying, As early as December, the rate hike could slow down, but it was premature when it was early.