Federal open market committee
Sep 9 2008, Arpita Mukherjee

The Federal Reserve cut the Fed rate or the main interest rate by 25 basic points on Tuesday to 4.25%. Contrary to the expectations of most investors, the Fed did not reduce the bank rate by 50 basic points. A disappointed equity market responded by a...

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