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Pressure on Fed to slash interest rates

By Krishna Guha in London

Published: March 17 2008 18:58 | Last updated: March 17 2008 18:58

The Federal Reserve faces pressure to cut interest rates by as much as a full percentage point or more at its scheduled policy meeting on Tuesday.

In early trading on Monday, options prices indicated roughly even odds of a 75- basis-point cut or a 100-basis-point cut – with some traders betting on an even bigger 125-basis-point reduction.

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