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Mix-Ansicht- eilmeldung auf n-tv - Markus, 04.01.2001, 23:34
- discount rate von 5,75 auf 5,5 (wurde gestern nur um 0,25 gesenkt) - Uluwatu, 04.01.2001, 23:39
- Re: eilmeldung auf n-tv - nereus, 04.01.2001, 23:41
- eilmeldung auf n-tv / Zinssenkung der Fed mkT - Sascha, 05.01.2001, 04:41
discount rate von 5,75 auf 5,5 (wurde gestern nur um 0,25 gesenkt)
Fed cuts discount rate to 5.50 pct from 5.75
WASHINGTON (AFX) - The Federal Reserve Board announced that it has cut its
discount rate to 5.5 pct from 5.75 pct.
The action was expected.
Yesterday, the Federal Open Market Committee lowered its target for the
federal funds rate to 6.0 pct from 6.5 pct and cut the discount rate by 25 basis
points to 5.75 pct from 6.0.
At that time, the Fed said"it stands ready to approve a further reduction
of 25 basis points in the discount rate...on the requests of Federal Reserve
Banks."
Fed watchers said the Fed only cut the discount rate by a quarter percentage
point yesterday because none of the 12 district banks had requested a 50 basis
point cut. The Fed invited the banks to request a further reduction in the
discount rate and all 12 complied.
The rate change is effective immediately except in the St Louis district,
where it takes effect tomorrow.
The discount rate is the largely symbolic rate on loans the Fed makes to
banks.
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