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Fed Rules

Financial markets waited until early afternoon to see just how much the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates. But as NPR's Jack Speer reports, the half-point cut announced by Fed Chair Alan Greenspan disappointed Wall Street. This is the third time the Fed has cut interest rates this year.

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