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US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in four years

US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in four years

Update: 2024-09-18

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The US Federal Reserve has slashed interest rates by half a point, the first reduction in more than four years. We talk to experts and businesses about the impact this will have in the economy.A second wave of blasts have taken place in Lebanon, leaving at least 14 dead and more than 450 injured. We hear more about the exploding devices and their origins.And reports of X being available again for users in Brazil have emerged weeks after the social platform was temporarily banned by a judge in the country. We look into what is happening.

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US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in four years

US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in four years

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