Fed defies expectations, stands pat on rates
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve policymakers today defied expectations, ending their two-day session with a unanimous vote to keep the benchmark federal funds interest rate unchanged at 2.0 percent. Stocks fell on the Fed report, but later rebounded to end the day on a positive note, on hopes of a rescue plan for ailing insurer AIG.
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