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Fed Drops Key Rate to 2 Percent; Signals Likely Pause Ahead
Apr 30, 2008The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday, as expected, to cut the federal funds target rate 25 basis points to 2 percent; the cut was largely within investor expectations, leading Wall Street higher as the Dow Jones Industrial Average added slightly to earlier gains in Wednesday’s trading session. The latest cut comes as rising concerns about inflation have many expecting a pause to future rate cuts; the Fed has cut rates seven times since last summer, by a total of three percentage points.
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Fed Drops Main Rate to 2.25 Percent; Markets Move Higher
Mar 18, 2008 -
Stocks Rally on Speculation of Possible Historic Fed Rate Cut, But How Far Can the Fed Go?
Mar 18, 2008 -
Is the Fed Powerless Amid Housing Downturn?
Feb 20, 2008 -
Fed’s Yellen Warns of ‘Negative Feedback Loop’
Feb 13, 2008 -
Fed Cuts Target Rate By Half Point
Jan 30, 2008 -
Fed Drops Target Rate 50 Basis Points
Sep 18, 2007 -
Fed Cuts Discount Rate
Aug 17, 2007 -
The SF Fed: Exploring the Vast Expanse of The Already Known
Jun 12, 2007
