Fed cuts rates by half a point
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Federal Reserve chops another half point off interest rates - to 3% - in bid to head off economic recession
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Stocks rallied Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut by a half-percentage point a key short-term rate which impacts how much interest consumers pay on debts. The Fed's move reassured investors that it was taking aggressive action amid the credit and mortgage market meltdown.
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Federal Reserve policy makers raised the benchmark US interest rate a quarter point to 2.25 percent and restated a plan to carry out further increases at a ``measured&#39;&#39; pace.
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The Federal Reserve, confronted with a global stock sell-off fanned by increased fears of a recession, cut a key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Tuesday, the biggest one-day move by the central bank in recent memory.
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Three regional Federal Reserve banks sought a half-percentage-point cut in the discount rate ahead of December's Fed policy meeting, minutes of the Fed Board's discount rate meetings showed on Tuesday.
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The Federal Reserve is preparing to meet to decide whether US interest rates should be cut from 5.25%.
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WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve on Wendesday raised interest rates by a quarter of percentage point to 2 per cent, a move that was widely predicted by economists.
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The Hungarian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points from 11.5 percent to 11.0 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website.
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The Hungarian central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, from 11.0 percent to 10.5 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter point Wednesday.
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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed benchmark U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point in an emergency bid to lend support to a U.S. economy some fear is on the verge of recession.
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Stocks headed for a slide at the open on Tuesday as fear of a recession gripped investors, prompting the Federal Reserve to slash benchmark U.S. interest rates by 75 basis points in a surprise intermeeting decision.
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The Curious Capitalist: The Fed cuts rates by a half-point, and the stock market cheers  -  not that that means anything
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All nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut interest rates by a quarter-point to 5.5 percent in December and even discussed whether slowing growth meant a bigger reduction might be needed.
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Investor's Business Daily - Even before Tuesday's 0.75% slash in the federal funds rate by the Federal Reserve, mortgage rates had been sliding. Last week's cut pulled down home loan rates more.
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The Bank of England trimmed its key interest rate by a quarter-point to 5.25 percent on Thursday, the central bank announced, in line with market expectations.
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All nine members of the Bank of  England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut interest rates  by a quarter-point to 5.5 percent in December and even  discussed whether slowing growth meant a bigger reduction might  be needed.