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commentFed Cuts Discount Rate, Stocks Up

August 17, 2007 – 12:01 pm | by BizIntel

The Fed cut the discount rate from 6.25% to 5.75% today in what many economists describe as a “psychological” gesture to boost liquidity in the market. The more important Fed funds rate remained unchanged, but consensus is this will change at the Fed’s September 18th meeting.

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