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The Federal Reserve is finally cutting interest rates. What consumers should know


The Federal Reserve is finally cutting interest rates. What consumers should know

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from a 23-year high, affecting consumer and business debt, savings, auto loans, mortgages and other forms of credit. On Wednesday, the Fed announced that it had cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half a percentage point to between 4.75 […]