US Central Bank Could Again Trim Its Economic Support

Policy makers at the U.S. central bank are meeting in Washington, with analysts predicting they will continue to trim their direct support of the world's largest economy. The Federal Reserve is set to release its assessment of the U.S. economy later Wednesday after completing a two-day meeting. It is the last such policy meeting headed by outgoing chairman Ben Bernanke as his eight-year tenure ends. Fed vice chair Janet Yellen is becoming the first woman to head the century-old agency...

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