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Identify the changes in the monetary base and bank reserve.
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Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate Again
Washington, DC-Alarmed by the rapidly weakening economy, the Federal Reserve
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dropping it from 2.75 percent at the beginning of the year to a mere 0.25
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