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Proof: Federal Reserve hikes key interest rate for first time in 3 years despite Trump’s demands for a cut

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{"first_seen":"2026-09-16T18:42:05Z","headline":"Federal Reserve hikes key interest rate for first time in 3 years despite Trump’s demands for a cut","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"independent","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fed-interest-rate-decision-announcement-trump-b3051444.html","v":1}

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275bc2b29c3b792d7d9ffd0fed2f827f3d50a0a57db3dc792e216035c67cf968

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-275bc2b29c3b.json prints 275bc2b29c3b792d7d9ffd0fed2f827f3d50a0a57db3dc792e216035c67cf968. 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.