[NewsHour/PBS]: Fed Slashes Key Interest Rate by Half-Point to 1%

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[NewsHour/PBS]: Fed Slashes Key Interest Rate by Half-Point to 1% In a new bid to stem the impact of the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve slashed the federal funds rate by half a percentage point to 1 percent Wednesday, a low last seen in 2003-2004.