Fed raising interest rates has global impact

The US Federal Reserve decided to raise interest rates in the US by several percentage points. Despite the hike being a domestic decision — it has a global impact. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Michael Klein, an economist with the Fletcher School at Tufts University, about what the global impact is going to look like for countries that use the US dollar for trade and beyond. 

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