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[DailyFinance] When the Federal Open Market Committee releases its assessment of the economy after a two-day meeting on Wednesday, most economists will be looking for hints about when interest rates may start to move higher. But the Fed may have another, more serious problem: what to do about deflation -- downwardly spiraling prices -- when rates can't go any lower.

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[DailyFinance] GDP Growth Revised Downward: Is Economy Expanding Fast Enough to ...: This revised first-quarter GDP report is unlikely to prompt most economists and analysts to change their view of the U.S. economy's expansion. However, the report is likely to raise questions about job growth, and also to spark debate regarding what actions might be taken to increase GDP growth.

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[Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News] MPC member addresses inflation concerns: In an article for the Sunday Times newspaper, he said: “As spare capacity (in the economy) has not exerted much downward pressure on inflation so far, there must be a high degree of uncertainty about its future impact.

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[DailyFinance] April CPI: Consumer Prices Fall, Raising Deflation Danger ...: Joseph Lazzaro is the former managing editor of financial news web sites WallStreetEurope.com/WallStreetItalia.com, based in New York. Prior to graduate training in U.S. public policy and international economics, Lazzaro also served as a copy editor and staff writer for The Hartford (Connecticut) Courant.

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