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Proof: US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2023

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{"first_seen":"2026-09-16T18:51:54Z","headline":"US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2023","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"guardian","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/16/us-federal-reserve-votes-hike-rates","v":1}

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2c7622ff5532f8bac4d7168e53669d231a62f8bdbf900688b2458af338d5c7f1

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• The story pageNot sealed — no capture of the story page was requested.

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-2c7622ff5532.json prints 2c7622ff5532f8bac4d7168e53669d231a62f8bdbf900688b2458af338d5c7f1. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. There is no OpenTimestamps receipt for this record yet.
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

This headline has not been sealed. Headlines are sealed automatically within minutes of first being seen; older ones are sealed on request, and are then marked as a backfill.