Local bankers react to latest Fed hike

Monday, August 1, 2022 ~ Updated 10:31 PM

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced Wednesday that for the second consecutive month interest rates are being raised 75 basis points, saying, "we're going to get our policy rate to a level where we're confident inflation will be moving down to 2%."

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