Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn (Federal Reserve Board)

Story date: 2007-10-05 06:12:11
Added on: 2007-10-05 08:00:14

The economic picture has evolved rapidly over the past few months, and on September 18, the Federal Reserve eased monetary policy, cutting its target for the federal funds rate 1/2 percentage point.


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