No obstacles seen in way of more Fed rate cuts

Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:06:10 (GMT)

No obstacles seen in way of more Fed rate cuts

WASHINGTON
Nothing is standing in the way of further interest rate cuts by the
Federal Reserve Board, Fed watchers said Friday.

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from the Group of Seven industrial nations plenty to talk about when
they meet Saturday in Tokyo.