# Fannie & Freddie to the rescue...?

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**Created:** [February 27, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fannie-freddie-to-the-rescue/44102 "2008-02-27T11:50:29Z")
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### Author: ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fannie-freddie-to-the-rescue/44102/2 "2008-02-27T12:10:42Z")

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Oh, and BTW: [http://www.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSN2745603920080227?sp=true](http://www.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSN2745603920080227?sp=true)

> “Fed Chairman Bernanke stressed the downside risk to growth in his discussion on the economic outlook,” said Drew Matus, senior financial economist with Lehman Brothers in New York.
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> “The focus on the medium-term outlook and the continued focus on the weak growth outlook support our **view that the Fed will cut rates by 50 basis points at the 18 March** FOMC meeting and will continue to cut rates beyond that in order to limit the downside growth risks,” Matus said in a note.

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