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Fed launches 2 emergency programs last seen in 2008 crisis

by AP Economics Writer
| March 18, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve put in motion two emergency lending programs Tuesday that were last deployed in response to the 2008 financial crisis, aiming to ease the flow of credit to businesses and households struggling amid the viral outbreak.

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