The Fed's emergency rate cut—what it can and cannot fix
What does the Fed hope to achieve with its first emergency rate cut since 2008? Frances Donald outlines the pressures prompting the Fed's move, the limitations of their policy tool, and the economic vulnerabilities that lower rates may help mitigate in the months ahead.
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