WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve, in coordinated action with foreign central banks, plowed $30 billion into money markets overseas Wednesday, part of an ongoing effort to fight a global credit crisis.
The Fed's action - taken at 1 a.m. EDT (0500 GMT) - sets up temporary "swap'' arrangements to supply dollars to the central banks of Australia, Denmark, Norway and Sweden in exchange for their currencies.
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