Fed cuts rates 50 basis points in response to spreading virus
The central bank's emergency move is an attempt to protect the economy from the coronavirus
The Federal Reserve delivered an emergency half-percentage-point interest rate cut Tuesday in a bid to protect the longest-ever economic expansion from the spreading coronavirus.
“The coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity,” the Fed said in a statement. “In light of these ris
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