Saying Recovery Has Slowed, Fed To Buy U.s. Debt

By SEWELL CHAN, New York Times
Tue, 08/10/2010 - 11:34am

The Federal Reserve board said that it would use the proceeds from its huge mortgage-bond portfolio to buy long-term Treasury securities.

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