Fed Pledges Patience on Rate, Drops ‘Considerable Time’

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve said it will be patient on the timing of the first interest-rate rate increase since 2006, replacing a pledge to keep borrowing costs near zero for a “considerable time,” and raised its assessment of the labor market. Peter Cook reports on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line." (Source: Bloomberg)

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