WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday the U.S. economy grew moderately in recent weeks but said hiring remained anemic and housing activity impaired.

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Nonfarm payroll employment comes in unchanged in August, the weakest performance since September 2010. The grim report could serve as a catalyst for further Federal Reserve easing.
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Nonfarm payroll employment comes in unchanged in August, the weakest performance since September 2010. The grim report could serve as a catalyst for further Federal Reserve easing.
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Nonfarm payroll employment comes in unchanged in August, the weakest performance since September 2010. The grim report could serve as a catalyst for further Federal Reserve easing.
Originally from MarketWatch
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Nonfarm payroll employment comes in unchanged in August, the weakest performance since September 2010. The grim report could serve as a catalyst for further Federal Reserve easing.
Originally from MarketWatch
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Nonfarm payroll employment comes in unchanged in August, the weakest performance since September 2010. The grim report could serve as a catalyst for further Federal Reserve easing.
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(Story updated with news of more hiring opportunities) NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Even as job growth continues to disappoint, evidence of a nascent economic recovery has begun to show. Companies across the U.S. have begun to add jobs and replace laid-off workers.
The Labor Department indicated that the number of Americans filing unemployment claims last week unexpectedly rose. At the same time the latest Beige Book data indicated that labor market conditions were generally improving across the Federal Reserve's 12 districts.
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(Story updated with news of more hiring opportunities) NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Even as job growth continues to disappoint, evidence of a nascent economic recovery has begun to show. Companies across the U.S. have begun to add jobs and replace laid-off workers.
The Labor Department indicated that the number of Americans filing unemployment claims last week unexpectedly rose. At the same time the latest Beige Book data indicated that labor market conditions were generally improving across the Federal Reserve's 12 districts.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that the economy is strengthening, with three to four percent growth likely this year but that it won't reduce unemployement at "at the pace we'd like it to."
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up economic growth.
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