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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The Federal Reserve issued a slightly better outlook on the economy Wednesday, but cut its economic growth forecast for the year overall.

Following a two-day policy meeting, the central bank voted 9-to-1 to make no changes to the Fed`s ongoing stimulus program, and maintain its pledge to keep interest rates at record lows "at least through mid-2013." The Fed has held rates near zero since December 2008.

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"Economic growth strengthened somewhat in the third quarter, reflecting in part a reversal of the temporary factors that had weighed on growth earlier in the year," the Fed said in its statement.

Because of weak growth in the first half of the year, the central bank chopped its forecasts for 2011 as a whole. The Fed expects the country`s gross domestic product to grow between 1.6% and 1.7% for the year, down from its earlier estimates of 2.7% to 2.9%.

Meanwhile, the Fed expects the unemployment rate to stay around its current level of 9.1% through the end of the year, and not fall below 8% until at least 2013.

The Fed also noted in its statement that household spending has increased at a faster pace recently, as business investment has also expanded. The housing market continues to be a drag though, and risks to economic growth, including strains in global financial markets, still persist.

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At its last meeting in September, the Fed launched a program known as Operation Twist, swapping $400 billion in short-term bonds for longer term securities. The program was intended …

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http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/02/news/economy/fed_rates_bernanke/index.htm?iid=SF_E_River
http://www.forbes.com/sites/steveschaefer/2011/11/04/jefferies-bares-all-on-european-debt-holdings-stock-steadies/
http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/jan2009/pi2009017_894787.htm