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[b]"The Dow recovered almost 430 points Tuesday, after the Fed said it would keep short-term interest rates low until mid-2013. But the Fed's surprise move also points to expectations for slow recovery."
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In a sign the US economy faces stiff headwinds for at least the next two years, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee, which sets short-term interest-rate policy, said Tuesday that it expects to maintain exceptionally low interest rates through the middle of 2013. Never in recent history has the Fed specified how long it intends to keep rates low. Apparently, Wall Street received the news with enthusiasm – the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 429.92 points Tuesday, after dropping 634 points on Monday. However, the Fed's announcement was accompanied by a somewhat dark assessment of the economy, which it describes as “slower than expected” and as having greater “downside risks” in the future. The announcement is something of a two-edged sword. With short-term interest rates virtually guaranteed to remain close to zero for two years, companies know they don't need to worry anytime soon about the costs of borrowing. But the Fed, which has a mandate to keep the economy growing, is also sending a message to the unemployed: Don’t expect much improvement in the near future.
Now we will see if they keep their promises. · · ·
