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Kohn: Banks’ Caution an Economic Threat

Banks have become so wary about lending that credit costs are being pushed up despite sharp cuts in official interest rates and that is adding to the risks of an economic downturn, the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve said on Thursday.

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