WASHINGTON (AFP) — US economic activity appears to have slowed to a crawl in the past weeks even as price pressures intensified, the Federal Reserve said in

(RTTNews) - The Swiss franc experienced broad weakness on Wednesday in New York, hitting various multi-week lows versus its major counterparts.

(CEP News) - Economic conditions across the US "slowed somewhat," according to the Fed's Beige Book on Wednesday. Price pressures were elevated across the

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2008, before the Senate Banking Committee.

The pace of US economic activity slowed somewhat through mid-July and price pressures were elevated or increasing across the country, the US Federal Reserve