{"id":5321,"date":"2012-08-22T17:29:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T21:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2012-08-22T17:29:16","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T21:29:16","slug":"fed-minutes-suggest-action-likely-wsj-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/22\/fed-minutes-suggest-action-likely-wsj-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed Minutes Suggest Action Likely &#8211; WSJ.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By JON HILSENRATH And KRISTINA PETERSON<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Reserve sent its strongest signal yet that it is preparing to take new steps to bolster the recovery, saying that measures would be needed fairly soon unless economic growth picks up substantially.<\/p>\n<p>The statement was included in minutes released Wednesday from the Fed&#8217;s July 31-Aug. 1 policy meeting. 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