Quotes from Fed officials on economy

Story date: 2007-10-29 01:33:00
Added on: 2007-10-29 22:00:21

Seattle Post Intelligencer - Addressing the meltdown in the mortgage and credit markets, Bernanke said: "These ... The Fed's Sept. 18 cut to its key interest rate "will not be able to avert all of ... lag, and the effects of our easing action will have their maximum effect only ...


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