Economics
Fed’s Key Rate Slips Closer to Zero, Raising Prospect of Tweaks
- Effective fed funds drops to 0.06% for first time since March
- New York Fed eases requirements for its reverse repo facility
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The key benchmark that the Federal Reserve targets to control monetary policy dropped for the first time this month, dragged down as growing imbalances in the Treasury-bill market weigh on short-term dollar rates.