Fed sticks to QE3 guns; economic growth 'moderate'

The Federal Reserve confirmed on Wednesday its commitment to the six-weeek old QE3 stimulus program, saying that US economic growth remained at a "moderate" pace.

The US central bank kept its benchmark interest rate locked at 0-0.25 percent as expected, and said its highly accommodative monetary policy would stay in place "for a considerable time after the economic recovery strengthens."