Five things to watch for as the Federal Reserve readies for a key interest rate increase

By Jim Puzzanghera

All systems appear to be go for the long-awaited liftoff of the Federal Reserve’s benchmark short-term interest rate on Wednesday.

Now the question is: How fast and far will the rate-hike rocket travel?

The Fed is expected to gradually nudge up the rate — 0.25 percentage points at a time — from…

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