The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said downside risks to the economy and the U.S. jobs market have "diminished since the fall," in a more upbeat policy statement released Wednesday. The Fed expects growth to pick up in 2014 after slowing a bit in 2013, with the unemployment rate falling to as low as 6.5% by next year instead of 2015 as previously forecast. Two members of the Fed's policysetting board dissented, James Bullard and Esther George.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said downside risks to the economy and the U.S. jobs market have "diminished since the fall," in a more upbeat policy statement released Wednesday. The Fed expects growth to pick up in 2014 after slowing a bit in 2013, with the unemployment rate falling to as low as 6.5% by next year instead of 2015 as previously forecast. Two members of the Fed's policysetting board dissented, James Bullard and Esther George.
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