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FILE - This Sept. 18, 2013 file photo shows the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington. Minutes of the Fed's discussion at its July 29-30, 2014 meeting show that some officials thought the economy was improving enough that the Fed would need "to call for a relatively prompt move" toward reducing the support it has been providing. Otherwise, they felt the Fed risked overshooting its targets for unemployment and inflation. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

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FILE - In this June 18, 2014 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington. Yellen has won credit for guiding the Federal Reserve's first six months of transition from the Ben Bernanke era. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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** FILE ** A baby is fed by her mother at the Upper Cordoza Clinic in Washington. (The Washington Times)

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Nurturing stronger economic growth and lower unemployment rather than worrying about emerging market bubbles is the continued focus of the Federal Reserve. (Associated Press)

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One of five wolf pups rescued from the edge of the Funny River wildfire in Alaska on May 27, 2014 is fed at the veterinary facility of the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Alaska Zoo, John Gomes)

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks to graduates during New York University's commencement ceremony Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen waves to the crowd at New York University's commencement ceremony Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)