The Bernanke Fed has kept the interest rate on federal funds near zero since December 2008, and that rate is likely to persistuntil mid-2013, as announced at the latest meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.
The official said a worldwide moratorium after such an accident is not unusual and would persistuntil the investigation determines that the weapon did not malfunction in ways that would hurt other Marines or that mortars manufactured at the same time as the one involved in the accident were safe.
They persist with demands until a weaker leader, like Tim Cook at Apple ( AAPL), loses touch with company culture and sight of the long term and gives in.
Producers do not want to take such steps until they are sure weak prices will persist for a lengthy period of time, since it is expensive to close down plants.