Fed Officials Debate When to Raise Interest Rates

Top officials of the U.S. central bank have been debating how soon to raise interest rates, as the economy continues recovering from the recession. Federal Reserve leaders looked at the improving job market and other issues at their most recent meeting at the end of July.  Notes from that gathering were published Wednesday. Officials kept the key interest rate at the record-low level where it was set several years ago to bolster faltering growth and fight high...

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