{"id":6601,"date":"2013-01-30T15:10:46","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T20:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=6601"},"modified":"2013-01-30T15:10:46","modified_gmt":"2013-01-30T20:10:46","slug":"federal-reserve-fomc-statement-press-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2013\/01\/30\/federal-reserve-fomc-statement-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Reserve FOMC statement &#124; Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;..Although strains in global financial markets have eased somewhat, the Committee continues to see downside risks to the economic outlook. 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