Fed auctions $75 billion to ease credit stresses: Financial - The Federal Reserve has auctioned another $75 billion in loans to squeezed banks to help them overcome credit problems and announced it will provide a fresh batch of the loans this month. The central bank on Tuesday released the results of its most recent auction -- the 15th since the program began in December. It's part of an ongoing effort to ease financial turmoil and credit stresses.
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