SBS On the Money: US cancels recession forecasts and lifts interest rates

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The US Federal Reserve has removed expectations of a US recession from its forecasts as it lifts official interest rates there to 5.5%. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Jody Fitzgerald from Morningstar for her thoughts and market implications.

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