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<?xml-stylesheet href="http://xml.fxstreet.com/styles/rss2.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://xml.fxstreet.com/styles/itemcontent.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://wwww.fxstreet.com//fundamental/interest-rates/usa-fed-pulls-all-the-plugs/index.xml"><channel><title>USA: Fed pulls all the plugs</title><description /><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/interest-rates/usa-fed-pulls-all-the-plugs/</link><image><title>Fundamental Analysis</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/</link><url>http://mediaserver.fxstreet.com/images/fxstreet-provider-logo1-en.gif</url></image><ttl>7</ttl><item><title>USA: Fed pulls all the plugs</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/interest-rates/usa-fed-pulls-all-the-plugs/2008-12-17.html</link><description>Overview: The Fed went all the way yesterday night with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) de-ciding to lower the fed funds rate from 1.00% to between 0% and 0.25%. The Fed’s decision to target a range for the fed funds rate probably reflects difficulties experienced by the central bank in maintaining the actual rate close to its target at the same time as the monetary base is exploding. We expected such a move with economic data in recent weeks dreadful, inflation falling fast and the</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:19:18 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/interest-rates/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/interest-rates/</category><author>danskeresearch@danskebank.com (Danske Bank A/S)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/interest-rates/usa-fed-pulls-all-the-plugs/2008-12-17.html</guid></item></channel></rss>