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Fed to try to ease flow of credit with new lending facility

by AP Economics Writer
| March 17, 2020 9:05 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — In its latest emergency action, the Federal Reserve is establishing a lending facility to try to ease the flow of short-term credit to banks and businesses as the economy grinds to a halt from the viral outbreak.

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