US Central Bank Trims Its Support of American Economy

Policy makers at the U.S. central bank are again trimming their direct support of the world's largest economy. The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will buy $65 billion worth of securities in February to pump more money into the economy, boost job growth and keep interest rates low. But that asset purchase would be $10 billion less than this month, and would keep the central bank on course to wind down the program altogether by the end of the year, if the U.S. economy continues to...

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