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Federal Funds Rate Reduced

United States of America · Economy / Federal Reserve. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2019

Jerome Hayden Powell31 July 2019

Washington · Economy / Federal Reserve

The Federal Open Market Committee lowers the federal funds target range by one-quarter percentage point to 2.00 to 2.25 percent, its first rate reduction since the financial crisis period.

Names involved

Jerome Hayden Powell

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