Fed: Economic forecast downgraded for 2013, 2014

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Federal Reserve analysts projected that the unemployment rate could stay near 8 percent through 2014, as the committee downgraded the economic forecast for 2013 and 2014.

The Federal Open Market Committee said today that the unemployment rate will range between 6 and 8 percent for the next two years. They indicated that 7 percent is the most likely unemployment rate.

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