WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve, urgently rewriting its playbook to fight a deepening recession, cut its benchmark interest rate to as low as zero Tuesday, a surprisingly strong step that should make it cheaper for Americans to borrow on credit cards and pay their mortgages.
Federal Reserve makes record interest rate cut
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 | 6:44 p.m. CST
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