The US Federal Reserve announced Wednesday a 50 basis points cut in its federal funds rate, to 1.5 per cent, in a move coming simultaneously with rate cuts by leading banks in Europe.
The move comes in a bid to ease monetary conditions in the face of the severe financial industry crisis which has hurt the banking sector's liquidity.
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The federal officials have asked doctors and state health agencies to be more careful when they diagnose children because many of the kids aged under 5 can now be...