KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt July 7, 2024
harry smith on the end of an internet era >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt good evening today some tough medicine for an american economy racked by high inflation. the federal reserve raising a key interest rate 0.75% it's the biggest bump-up since 1994 a hike sure to be felt in the wallets of american borrowers. think higher mortgages rates and bigger credit card payments which we'll get into in a moment. what's it all about? the fed hopes the increase will start putting the brakes on inflation which is running at 40-year highs. gas, food, prices, you name...