US Federal Reserve Cuts Rates 0.25%
Date
11/7/2024 7:24:28 PM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
QNA
Washington: The US federal Reserve has reduced interest rates by 25 basis points.
In a statement released today, the Fed explained that the Federal Open market Committee, which sets interest rates, decided at the end of its two-day policy meeting to lower the overnight benchmark interest rate to a range of 4.50 percent to 4.75 percent, noting that economic activity continues to expand at a strong pace.
The statement added that policymakers pointed to a calming in labor market conditions, while inflation remains on its path toward the target level of 2 percent.
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