[ad_1] <br><img src="https://www.coindesk.com/resizer/SqfjWLYxUvEjT9inKct0WN9cuVc=/800x600/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/FU2GCFTHVRGU3GF2SQEFPC3A4E.jpg" /><br>The U.S. central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to a range of 4.25%-4.5% on Wednesday. Officials now expect the current rate-hiking cycle to peak next year at a "terminal rate" above 5%. <br>[ad_2] <br><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/12/14/federal-reserve-slows-pace-of-rate-hikes-to-50-basis-points-in-december/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines">Source link </a>