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Fed slashes rates to blunt economic slowdown (Reuters)

Date : 30 Jan 2008 Category : Business

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Reuters - The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to halt a sharp slowdown in an economy hit by a housing slump and a credit crunch.

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