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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?Higher mortgage rates have sent聽home sales tumbling. Credit card rates have grown more burdensome, and so have auto loans. Savers are finally receiving yields that are actually visible, while crypto assets are reeling.The Federal Reserve move Wednesday to further tighten credit raised its benchmark interest rate by a sizable 0.75 per
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