this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone, tom hudson is on assignment. jeff yastine joins us. the federal reserve kept its key interest rate at zero, but said it s ready to take action to boost the economy when the time is right. that announcement came today as the fed wrapped up its policy meeting in washington. susie, one thing that stood out at this meeting is the fed is getting more worried about inflation. the problem is, inflation is too low, and below what the fed considers acceptable. susie: that could be the catalyst for the fed to pump more money into the economy. so what will the central bank do next? suzanne pratt reports. reporter: two more meetings. one two-day event in early november, the other in mid december. that s the window the fed has left this year to boost the economy. but, whether the central bank eases monetary policy in the next few months
captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. the recession is officially over, even though it may not feel like it. and tom, this recession lasted 18 months, making it the longest one since world war ii. the national bureau of economic research, which tracks business cycles, says the recent recession ended in june of last year, when the recovery began. tom: susie, this may put an end to talk of a double-dip, and here s why: the group says any future economic downturn would be a new recession, and not a continuation of the one that began in december of 2007. susie: that news comes as federal reserve policymakers gather for a meeting in washington tomorrow. topping the agenda? keeping the anemic recovery rolling. washington bureau chief darren gersh looks at the fed s dual mandate, and what it means for the economy. reporter: the people who gather at the federal reserve tomorrow to decide the future of the economy have two official goals: keep as many peop
station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. the recession is officially over, even though it may not feel like it. and tom, this recession lasted 18 months, making it the longest one since world war ii. the national bureau of economic research, which tracks business cycles, says the recent recession ended in june of last year, when the recovery began. tom: susie, this may put an end to talk of a double-dip, and here s why: the group says any future economic downturn would be a new recession, and not a continuation of the one that began in december of 2007. susie: that news comes as federal reserve policymakers gather for a meeting in washington tomorrow. topping the agenda? keeping the anemic recovery rolling. washington bureau chief darren gersh looks at the fed s dual mandate, and what it means for the economy. reporter: the people who gather at the federal reserve tomorrow to decide the future of the economy have two of
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. the recession is officially over, even though it may not feel like it. and tom, this recession lasted 18 months, making it the longest one since world war ii. the national bureau of economic research, which tracks business cycles, says the recent recession ended in june of last year, when the recovery began. tom: susie, this may put an end to talk of a double-dip, and here s why: the group says any future economic downturn would be a new recession, and not a continuation of the one that began in december of 2007. susie: that news comes as federal reserve policymakers gather for a meeting in washington tomorrow. topping the agenda? keeping the anemic recovery rolling. washington bureau chief darren gersh looks at the fed s dual mandate, and what it means for the economy. reporter: the people who gather at the federal reser
susie: good evening everyone. the recession is officially over, even though it may not feel like it. and tom, this recession lasted 18 months, making it the longest one since world war ii. the national bureau of economic research, which tracks business cycles, says the recent recession ended in june of last year, when the recovery began. tom: susie, this may put an end to talk of a double-dip, and here s why: the group says any future economic downturn would be a new recession, and not a continuation of the one that began in december of 2007. susie: that news comes as federal reserve policymakers gather for a meeting in washington tomorrow. topping the agenda? keeping the anemic recovery rolling. washington bureau chief darren gersh looks at the fed s dual mandate, and what it means for the economy. reporter: the people who gather at the federal reserve tomorrow to decide the future of the economy have two official goals: keep as many people working as possible that