Britain slashes interest rates, ECB also cuts
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain slashed borrowing costs by a surprising 1.5 percentage points Thursday and the European Central Bank (ECB) also cut rates, reflecting worldwide concern over the advance of global economic recession.</p><div class="feedflare">
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