In a widely anticipated move, members of the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee voted Wednesday to lower interest rates by a quarter point.
The Fed said it decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate to 2 to 2-1/4 percent, down 25 basis points from the previous range of 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 percent. This marks the first rate cut by the Fed since December of 2008.
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