U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE KEEP INTEREST RATES NEAR ZERO

Highlights

• “Economic activity and employment have continued to recover but remain well below their levels at the beginning of the year” said the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)

• No changes were made to the monthly purchases by the Fed officials and no indication of changing it was given in the next meeting scheduled on December 15-16

• Meanwhile the stimulus hopes look bleak at p....