Aggressive Fed rate cuts carry risks: ECB economist
Story date: 2008-02-29 09:10:00
Added on: 2008-03-01 23:09:46
Globe and Mail - Since September last year, after the crisis of the U.S. sub-prime mortgage sector broke over the summer, the Fed has slashed its Fed Funds rate from 5.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent.
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