Fed Surprises Markets
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Forbes National Editor Robert Lenzner on the Fed's rate cut and what it means for the economy.
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The US Federal Reserve surprises markets by cutting interest rates by 50 basis points to 4.75%.
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Since late summer, the U.S. economy has demonstrated an enduring power to surprise. And not for the better.
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European and Asian stock markets rallied Wednesday in the wake of Wall Street's surge spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserve's larger-than-expected interest rate cut.
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After the Fed chief promised to hack rates if necessary, investors sent him a pretty big signal Friday.
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European equity markets rallied this week after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, helping ease tightness across money markets and raising hopes for a broader shift in monetary policy.
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Stocks opened little changed on Wednesday on caution before the results of the Federal Reserve's $20 billion money-market stabilization effort. The results of the Fed's auction on Monday will be announced shortly.
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Asian and European stock markets rallied Wednesday in the wake of Wall Street's overnight surge spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserve's larger-than-expected interest rate cut.
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Asian stock markets soared Wednesday in the wake of Wall Street's overnight surge spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserve's larger-than-expected interest rate cut
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The Federal Reserve unexpectedly slashed a key interest rate by a bold three-fourths of a percentage point on Tuesday, responding to a global plunge in stock markets that heightened concerns about a recession. The Fed signaled that further rate cuts were likely.
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Most Asian markets rebounded Wednesday, reversing their recent gut-wrenching plunge as investors welcomed a hefty, surprise interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve to shore up the sagging American economy.
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The United States Federal Reserveâs surprise rate cut stemmed losses on the Asian stock markets but heightened fears of a painful recession.
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Expectations of further U.S. interest  rate cuts by the Federal Reserve later this week boosted stocks  and sent gold to historic highs on Tuesday while they kept the  dollar near a two-week low.
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Traders probably do not expect anything as seductive as a promise to cut interest rates in Ben S. Bernankeâs update to Congress on the economy and Federal Reserve policy.
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Asian and European markets advance after the US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in four years.
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Fed moves don't always mean lower rates for borrowers.
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The array of US economic reports for October released Nov. 17 sent a shot across the bow of the Federal Reserve. Stronger-than-expected numbers on consumer-level inflation, the housing sector, and manufacturing will leave Alan Greenspan &amp; Co.