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Financial crisis timeline: how did we get here?

by Jay HammondJanuary 6, 2009 Economy

In June 2003, the Federal Reserve lowered the prime rate to 1 percent. It was the lowest prime rate in 45 years. It was also the starting point for the financial crisis that has led to hundreds of billions of dollars in bailouts and the demise of investment banks in the U.S., turmoil in emerging [...]

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