Activity was similarly boosted in the fourth quarter of 2001 after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates in response to the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.

2001年第四财季，为应对纽约和华盛顿遭受的恐怖袭击，美联储(the Federal Reserve)降低利率，经济活动也同样得到提振。

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