commercial paper – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 02 May 2024 19:07:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Fed takes emergency steps to slash rates and ease bank rules https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/fed-takes-emergency-steps-to-slash-rates-and-ease-bank-rules/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/fed-takes-emergency-steps-to-slash-rates-and-ease-bank-rules/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2020 04:12:46 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/fed-takes-emergency-steps-to-slash-rates-and-ease-bank-rules/ The Federal Reserve took massive emergency action Sunday to try to help the economy withstand the coronavirus by slashing its benchmark interest rate to near zero and saying it would buy $700 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds. The Fed’s surprise announcement signalled its rising concern that the viral outbreak will depress economic growth in […]

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