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Fed: Coronavirus Emergency Rate Cut, 50 Basis Points

3-3-2020 < Blacklisted News 27 93 words
 
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The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points in an impromptu meeting on Tuesday as a response to the coronavirus.


The Fed said the “fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain strong” but that the coronavirus “poses evolving risks to economic activity.” The cut, which amounts to a half percentage point, lowered the current target range to between 1% and 1.25%.


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