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Federal Reserve Facilitates $2.3T In Loans To Boost Economy

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In an effort to deliver more relief to the nation’s struggling small businesses and boost the economy amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Reserve announced it has taken actions to facilitate $2.3 trillion in loans.

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Federal Reserve Facilitates $2.3T In SMB Loans

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In an effort to deliver more relief to the nation’s struggling small businesses and boost the economy amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Reserve announced it has taken actions to facilitate $2.3 trillion in loans.

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Federal Reserve releases FOMC statement on economic activity and monetary policy

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The Federal Reserve has issued its latest statement from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, revealing key insights into the current state of the economy and the stance of monetary policy.

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Federal Reserve Expands Lending Program For SMBs

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Answering the call to provide more help for small- and medium- sized businesses (SMBs), the Federal Reserve Board has made adjustments to its Main Street Lending Program. In addition, the Fed said that, given that nonprofits play a crucial role in the economy, the board plans to establish a program soon for them.

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Coronavirus Prompts Federal Reserve To Slash Rate To Zero

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The Federal Reserve announced Sunday (March 15) it would drop benchmark interest rates to zero and buy at least $700 billion in government bonds as part of an emergency action to protect the economy from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The new rate will now be targeted at 0.0 percent to 0.25

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Fed Officials: Economy Unlikely To Recover Before Vaccine Is Available

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Federal Reserve officials said they don’t think the economy is coming back in full until the pandemic is contained, Reuters reported. If we don’t follow that, while people may feel freer, the economy will grow slower,” Kaplan said, according to Reuters. Instead, U.S. percent on March 17 to 48.8 percent by April 11.

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Will ‘Zombie Companies’ Eat The US Economy?

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gross domestic product, according to Federal Reserve data. Even Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday the longer the country’s economic downtown persists the potential for more long-term damage to the economy. Will so-called “zombie companies” soon do the same to parts of the U.S. In an age where U.S.

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