US Central Bank Weighing Continued Economic Support

Policy makers at the U.S. central bank are deciding whether to start trimming their direct support of the American economy.The top officials at the Federal Reserve are meeting in Washington Wednesday and looking at more favorable trends in the world's largest economy. They plan to announce if they will start to cut the $85 billion-a-month purchase of securities they have used for more than a year to keep interest rates low and boost job growth.Economist Mark Vitner at Wells Fargo Bank...

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