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Federal Reserve cuts rates to near zero in attempt to prop up US economy

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The Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rate to near zero Sunday and said it would buy $700 billion in Treasury and mortgage-backed securities in an urgent response to the new coronavirus pandemic.

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