1 Infections after birth â Infections (such as meningitis) contracted by newborns can cause brain damage. 2  Meningitis causes severe inflammation that can damage the motor control centers of the brain. 3  Severe untreated jaundice â When a newborn has a yellow color to their skin and/or eyes, it is known as jaundice.
There is an 80% chance the Federal Reserve interest rate will remain unchanged at this meeting. But the December FOMC meeting is when we could see the next Federal Reserve interest rate hikeâ¦. The last Fed meeting of 2016 starts on Dec. 13. The likelihood of an interest rate increase in December is 49.7%. So a Federal Reserve interest rate hike isn't guaranteed then, but that's our best bet.
As of 13 December 2017 the target range for the Federal Funds Rate is 1.25â1.50%. This represents the fifth increase in the target rate since tightening began in December 2015. The last full cycle of rate increases occurred between June 2004 and June 2006 as rates steadily rose from 1.00% to 5.25%.