Dow transports finishing at fresh alltime highs. The reason . Federal reserve policy makers decided today to keep Interest Rates right where they are near zero for what they call a quote, considerable time. Now, that is the phrase some fed watchers thought would be dropped from its postmeeting communication. And the thinking was it would have opened the door to higher Interest Rates sooner. Well, not so fast, said the fed chair janet yellin, the rate is not ready, and the lower inflation means the rates can stay low for now, on wall street, major averages shot higher, dow up about 25 points with the high, nasdaq up nine, s p edging back from an historic intraday high this afternoon finishing just two points higher on the day. Prices on tenyear treasuries fell as bond yields jumped to a session peak above 2. 6 , moving up in the past couple of weeks. And the u. S. Dollar gained some ground as well. Hampton pierson has more. Reporter Federal Reserve chair janet yellin delivered a shot to
Wall street with the dow and the dow transports finishing at fresh alltime highs. The reason . Federal reserve policy makers decided today to keep Interest Rates right where they are near zero for what they call a quote, considerable time. Now, that is the phrase some fed watchers thought would be dropped from its postmeeting communication. And the thinking was it would have opened the door to higher Interest Rates sooner. Well, not so fast, said the fed chair janet yellin, the rate is not ready, and the lower inflation means the rates can stay low for now, on wall street, major averages shot higher, dow up about 25 points with the high, nasdaq up nine, s p edging back from an historic intraday high this afternoon finishing just two points higher on the day. Prices on tenyear treasuries fell as bond yields jumped to a session peak above 2. 6 , moving up in the past couple of weeks. And the u. S. Dollar gained some ground as well. Hampton pierson has more. Reporter Federal Reserve chair
Wall street with the dow and the dow transports finishing at fresh alltime highs. The reason . Federal reserve policy makers decided today to keep Interest Rates right where they are near zero for what they call a quote, considerable time. Now, that is the phrase some fed watchers thought would be dropped from its postmeeting communication. And the thinking was it would have opened the door to higher Interest Rates sooner. Well, not so fast, said the fed chair janet yellin, the rate is not ready, and the lower inflation means the rates can stay low for now, on wall street, major averages shot higher, dow up about 25 points with the high, nasdaq up nine, s p edging back from an historic intraday high this afternoon finishing just two points higher on the day. Prices on tenyear treasuries fell as bond yields jumped to a session peak above 2. 6 , moving up in the past couple of weeks. And the u. S. Dollar gained some ground as well. Hampton pierson has more. Reporter Federal Reserve chair
Dow transports finishing at fresh alltime highs. The reason . Federal reserve policy makers decided today to keep Interest Rates right where they are near zero for what they call a quote, considerable time. Now, that is the phrase some fed watchers thought would be dropped from its postmeeting communication. And the thinking was it would have opened the door to higher Interest Rates sooner. Well, not so fast, said the fed chair janet yellin, the rate is not ready, and the lower inflation means the rates can stay low for now, on wall street, major averages shot higher, dow up about 25 points with the high, nasdaq up nine, s p edging back from an historic intraday high this afternoon finishing just two points higher on the day. Prices on tenyear treasuries fell as bond yields jumped to a session peak above 2. 6 , moving up in the past couple of weeks. And the u. S. Dollar gained some ground as well. Hampton pierson has more. Reporter Federal Reserve chair janet yellin delivered a shot to