Fed to Keep Rates at Record Lows at Least Through Mid-2013
10/08/2011 
The U.S. Federal Reserve building stands in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 8, 2011. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve pledged for the first time to keep its benchmark interest rate at a record low at least through mid-2013 to revive a recovery that’s “considerably slower” than anticipated.
The Federal Open Market Committee is “prepared to employ” additional tools to bolster an economy hobbled by weak hiring and anemic household spending, it said in a statement today in Washington.
Three members of the committee dissented, preferring to maintain a previous pledge to keep rates low for an “extended period” without a specific timeframe. Stocks rallied and yields on 10-year Treasury notes briefly touched a record low.
The decision represents the biggest effo
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