Ireland Financial News – Mortgages & Banking

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The European Central Bank, US Federal Reserve and Bank of England have all cut their key interest rates by half a percentage point. The ECB interest rate now stands at 3.75%, the Bank of England rate is 4.5% while the US Federal Reserve's key rate is down to 1.5% The US Federal reserve said it cut the rate 'in light of evidence pointing to a weakening of economic activity and a reduction in inflationary pressures.' In a joint effort to stem losses coming from the financial markets crisi... read more »