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Interest Rate Cut: 1.5% to 1%

Date: 
October 29, 2008
Policy Area: 
Economic Target: 
Action Type: 

50 basis point reduction in federal funds rate.

Notes: 

Activities of the Federal Reserve are not directly recorded in the federal budget.  However, each year the Federal Reserve remits a portion of its earnings to the general treasury.  This remittance is generally in the range of $20-$30 billion per year, but the CBO estimates that the Fed's earnings will be lower by approximately $90 billion over the next ten years.

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