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Fed Cuts Interest Rate to 3% as U.S. Growth Falters

By Craig Torres

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by half a point to 3 percent, the second cut in nine days, and indicated its willingness to do so again to prevent a U.S. recession.

``Downside risks to growth remain,'' the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement after meeting today in Washington. In a reference to the volatility of the past five months, the Fed added that ``financial markets remain under considerable stress and credit has tightened further for some businesses and households.''

Stocks rallied, the dollar tumbled and Treasury notes weakened after the decision as traders anticipated another reduction at its March meeting, if not before. The cumulative reduction in rates since Jan. 22 is the fastest easing of monetary policy since 1990.

``They're going full-bore trying to keep the economy from recession,'' said David Resler, chief economist at Nomura Securities International Inc. in New York. ``Conditions in the market place are the driving force right now. Factual data support it.''