Growth Hiccups Vex Fed Yet Again.

The article discusses slowed economic growth in the U.S. as of mid-May 2015 and whether the U.S. central bank the Federal Reserve, also called The Fed, would raise short-term interest rates. According to the article, The Fed reported that U.S. industrial production contracted in April 2015, and a consumer sentiment index taken by the University of Michigan indicated that consumer confidence had dropped.