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Fed signals readiness to do more for economy as virus rages

by Martin Crutsinger
| November 6, 2020 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low near zero Thursday and signaled its readiness to do more if needed to support an economy under threat from a worsening coronavirus pandemic.

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