fed discount rate cut. this is more for me understanding financial markets….but?

It was on bloomberg online video news.I didn’t really get how the rate differential is related to what is happening with coperate bonds and T-bills( rediculously low yield). A guest from Lehman Brothers also mentioned something like “currency swap with ECB” as the next step…..how does all of this comes together. I just want to understand what I heard.

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