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Fears for Economy Kept Stimulus Intact
New York Times WASHINGTON — The decision by Federal Reserve officials last month to continue the stimulus campaign came down to this: their anxiety that the economy might falter outweighed their anxiety that waiting to pull back would surprise and confuse investors. Fed's Evans: 'Great pause' from current economy US economy needs stimulus, fiscal impasse hurting: Fed's Evans Fed's Plosser: Default would not be good for our reputation, economy |