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Fed Sticks With Record Low Interest Rates

by Michele Norris, NPR
August 9, 2011

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors met Tuesday and announced that interest rates will likely remain at record lows for two more years. The action by the Fed was aimed at calming nervous investors.

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  • All Things Considered, August 9, 2011
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