WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to lower the target range for the federal funds interest rate by 25 basis points, the first rate cut since December 2024. Read full story
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Urgent: U.S. Fed cuts interest rate by 25 basis points
By theStar in September 18, 2025 – Reading time 1 minute


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