Fed official's warning hits Dow

A quiet day on Wall Street turned into the worst sell-off in three months after a Federal Reserve official said he doubted the bank's effort to boost economic growth would work.

Charles Plosser, president of the Fed's Philadelphia branch, told an audience that the Fed's effort to support the economy would probably fall short of its goals. And if the Fed looks ineffective, it could undermine future Fed action.
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