WASHINGTON: As the Federal Reserve gears up to apparently cut US interest rates to 1958 levels, many economists are asking a simple question: Why?
There is little doubt about the outcome of the Fed’s two-day policy meeting that ends today – the central bank will lower overnight borrowing costs by either a quarter or half percentage point for the 13th time since early 2001.
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