But he expected the federal funds rate to remain at "exceptionally low levels for an extended period".The battered American housing market showed some signs of life.
The same period, when a battered Byzantium defended itself against enemies on all fronts, also saw the emergence of a new, unexpected threat: the Rus' made their first appearance in Byzantine history with a raid against Paphlagonia in the 830s, followed by a major expedition in 860.
They included slaps to the head; hours held naked in a frigid cell; days and nights without sleep while battered by thundering rock music; long periods manacled in stress positions; or the ultimate, waterboarding.
In extreme cases of violence, "The Shield of Athena" provides shelter for the battered women and their children for a limited period of time.
So are many other battered institutions, from hospitals to universities, during this limbo period before reconstructions begins.
Despite the brewing storm, Sony's strong showing in the period ended June 30 suggests that Japan's battered electronics industry is bouncing back from its worst downturn in decades.
The loss of two-thirds of its value far exceeds the drop in other battered financial institutions like Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo over the same period.
After 24 years of corrupt governments, over $17.5 billion in illicit financial outflows via crime, corruption and tax evasion (based on the GFI studies for the period 2001-2012) and larger amounts since 1991, impoverished, fearful and battered Croatian citizens desperately seek a fresh start.
Inside the battered 1970s government ministries, many of them deserted for long periods because the civil servants had not been paid in months, high officials spoke with despair about how, after the March ouster of the country's despised president, François Bozizé, the state had disappeared altogether.
This is a period of transition for the Red Sox, the aging Celtics and the battered Patriots.
