(2nd LD) FOMC-rate hike (2nd LD) U.S. Fed raises key rate by 25 basis points to highest level since 2001(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS more info paras 5-10) SEOUL/WASHINGTON, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday (U.S. time), sending it to the highest level since 2001. The rise increases the key rate to a range between 5.25 percent and 5.5 percent, while further widening the gap between the key rates of South Korea and the United States to an all-time high of 1.

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