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The Fed and Interest Rates
Dave Pettit of The Wall Street Journal writes a daily column that
appears inside the first page of the journal's Money & Investment section. If
the headlines of Mr. Pettit's daily column are any accurate record of economic
concerns and current issues in the business world, the late we ....
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.... Rises and falls in the interest rate can reflect many changes in an
economy. When the economy is in a recession and needs a type of stimulus
package, the Fed may attempt to decrease the interest rates to encourage growth
and spending in the markets. This was the case from 1989 until last month,
during which the nation's economy was generally considered to be in a slight to
moderate recession. During this period the Fed tried to keep interest rates low
to facilitate growth and spending in hard times. However, when inflation is
increasing too quickly and the economy is gaining str ....
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