Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate in Effort to Fend Off Recession
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate for the first time in four years, seeking with an aggresive half-point move to prevent a steep housing slump and turbulent financial markets from triggering a recession.

Федеральная резервная система США приняла решение о снижении учётной ставки на 0,5%.