Cut to the Chase: The Reality of Rate Cuts
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The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark lending rate by a quarter point at the end of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday, which is the second rate cut in the last decade, following their last quarter-point cut on July 31 this year. Investors may now be searching for clues about the Fed’s future plans given Wednesday’s announcements.