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The 50-point US Fed Rate Cut And Its Impact

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank

19-Sep-24 07:00

The 50-point US Fed Rate Cut And Its Impact

The US Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates for the first time in more than four years, reducing the target for its key lending rate by 0.5 percentage points, to the range of 4.75%-5%. Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy at Mizuho Bank shares his insights into how this decision affects equities, currencies and the overall global economy.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Keith Kam, Shazana Mokhtar


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