new video loaded: High Interest Rates Are Hitting Poorer Americans the Hardest
High Interest Rates Are Hitting Poorer Americans the Hardest
By Jeanna Smialek and Claire Hogan•June 10, 2024
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.
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