Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rate

NPR | By Jim Zarroli

Published December 14, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

The Federal Reserve raises a key short-term interest rate another quarter of a point, in an attempt to keep inflation under control as the economy continues to show signs of improvement. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

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