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Fed Joins New Effort To Ease Financial Woes

The Federal Reserve joined other major central banks Wednesday in a coordinated effort to shore up the global financial system. The move comes at a time when credit is becoming tighter, especially in Europe, because of doubts about the health of big banks.

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Jim Zarroli is an NPR correspondent based in New York. He covers economics and business news.
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