WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve policymakers are likely to deliver a fresh vote of confidence in the staying power of the recovery as signs multiply the economy is strengthening. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues resumed their two-day meeting Wednesday morning and are all but certain to keep holding rates at record lows to help the economy grow. However, they’ll also expected to discuss when and how they’ll reverse course and start boosting rates once the recovery is firmly rooted. The Fed meets as the economy flashes growing signs of improvement. Employers are creating jobs. Americans’ confidence is rising …
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