In a move anticipated by most market analysts, the Federal Reserve cut target lending rates yesterday to a level not seen in almost 50 years! This was done in an attempt to prevent a widening financial crisis from tipping the U.S. economy into a prolonged recession. It was not the first time the Fed cut rates to stave off further economic disaster during these most recent times of financial hardship.
Less than a month ago the Fed joined the European Central Bank (ECB), as well as other counterparts from the U.K., Canada, Sweden and Switzerla... ( read more )
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April 30, 2008 - US Intrest Rate Statement On Tap
Yesterday, the USD gained against most of the major currencies on speculation the Federal Reserve will signal that it has finished lowering Interest Rates after 6 reductions since September.
The dollar traded at 1.5559 vs. the EUR at 6:10 a.m. in Tokyo, after rising 0.6% yesterday and touching 1.5541, the strongest rate since April 3. Futures on the Chicago Board of Trade show an 82% chance the Fed will cut the target rate for overnight lending by a quarter of a percentage point to 2% today and odds of 71% that the rate will be held at that ... ( read more )