Date:28/02/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/02/28/stories/2008022854581700.htm

Business - Briefly

Fed chief signals rate cut

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, warning Congress of a period of sluggish business growth, sent a fresh signal on Wednesday that the central bank would again lower interest rates to steady the teetering U.S. economy.