Blue-lined markup comparison of the September versus August Federal Open Market Committee statements below. Also see past Fed-Day reactions on this site, and prior statement markups here. Note in particular, how “additional accommodation if needed” is specifically referenced below in paragraph four:

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  1. August FOMC Statement Comparison
  2. June FOMC Statement Comparison
  3. September FOMC Statement Blue-Line Comparison
  4. FOMC Statement Comparison
  5. April FOMC Statement Comparison