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The Federal Reserve said today that it will deploy an additional $1.2 trillion to try to lower inter
• Washington PostThe central bank will increase its purchases of mortgage-backed securities by $750 billion, on top of a previously announced $500 billion. It also will double its purchases of debt in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to $200 billion.