Federal Reserve To Continue Stimulus Efforts

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM, New York Times
Wed, 05/01/2013 - 11:07am

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it would continue its stimulus campaign at the same pace it has maintained since December, just as investors had expected.

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