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Wed, 08 Oct 2008
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Washington, Oct 8 (DPA) The US Federal Reserve announced Wednesday a 50 basis points cut in its federal funds rate, to 1.5 percent, in a move coming simultaneously with rate cuts by leading banks in Europe.
The move comes in a bid to ease monetary conditions in the face of the severe financial industry crisis that has hurt the banking sector's liquidity.
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