WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve officials signalled the central bank will keep lowering interest rates because financial markets remain distressed even after the fastest reduction of borrowing costs in two decades.
Fed chairman Ben S. Bernanke told lawmakers on Thursday that the central bank is “ready to respond to whatever situation evolves,” and cited “considerable stress” in markets. New York Fed president Timothy Geithner said policy makers must “continue to act forcefully.”
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