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In cutting the cost of borrowing for the first time in overfour years. The Federal Reserve have dropped the main Interest Rate in the worlds biggest economy by half a percentage point, bringing it down to between 4. 75 and 5 . A drop larger than many expected, with some wondering now if this reflects the scale of the problems facing the american economy or the success in getting the pace of price rises, inflation, close to the banks targets. The governor of the fed, Jerome Powell says the us economy is in good shape and they intend to keep it that way. Our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupta has the details. The Federal Reserve has deli ....
I m ritika gupta. Welcome to business today, live from New York, us shares have made a strong start this thursday as investors wrap their heads around Thatjumbo Half Percent cut in Interest Rates from the Federal Reserve and later comments from chairjerome powell. Was it a Panic Measure in response to a sharp slowdown in the economy . Traders remember similar moves just before the Dotcom Crash the Global Financial Crisis and the pandemic. Well, in his Press Conference Mr powell was keen to dispel any such negative thoughts. The us ec ....
Our north america business correspondent ritika gupta has the details. The 0. 5 percentage cut brings its key interest rate, the federal funds rate down to between 4. 75 and 5%. It comes amid signs of inflation in america is continuing to fall while thejob market america is continuing to fall while the job market remains strong even as unemployment has risen this year. The strong even as unemployment has risen this year. risen this year. The labour market is risen this year. The labour market is actually risen this year. The labour market is actually in risen this year. The labour market is actually in solid| market is actually in solid condition and our intentions with condition and our intentions with our condition and our intentions with our policy move today is to keep with our policy move today is to keep it with our policy move today is to keep it there. You can say that to keep it there. You can say that about to keep it there. You can say that about the whole econo ....