Fed may consider cutting its key lending rate

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Source: Bloomberg
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Federal Reserve claimed it might cut US benchmark rate if necessary. Since February 2010 US key interest rate has been set at 0.75% which means European financials after yesterday's swap rate reduction, will pay about 0.6% cheaper for borrowing in dollars than currently US banks do. Therefore Michael Cloherty, RBC Capital Markets' strategist expects 25 b.p. reduction in US discount rate in nearest future.
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