Banks "quietly" borrow $50 billion from Fed: report
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Banks in the United States have been quietly borrowing "massive amounts" from the U.S. Federal Reserve in recent weeks, using a new measure the Fed introduced two months ago to help ease the credit crunch, according to a report on the web site of The Financial Times.
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A new inflation report raised concerns that the Federal Reserve will back away from cutting interest rates again.
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The economy grew at a faster clip in   the second quarter and inflation was slower than originally   reported, a government report said on Wednesday, suggesting the   Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady.
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Royal Bank of Scotland , Barclays   and Citigroup  have offered to securitise half of  the Bank of England's emergency loan to Northern Rock ,  The Sunday Telegraph reported, without citing sources.
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While lower rates are always a positive for banks, the effects of the Fedâs cuts may not prompt an immediate rebound in profits at many banks.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve, under first-year Chairman Ben Bernanke, appears close to achieving the tricky maneuver of steering the U.S. economy to a soft landing.
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday  declined to comment on speculation in financial markets that  the U.S. central bank might cut the discount rate imminently.
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The Federal Reserve launched a concerted effort with central banks around the world to try to get financial institutions to lend money more readily, its latest attempt to help thaw a frozen financial system.
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A panel of banking economists has  put the odds of a recession near 50 percent as the economy  works through a housing slump this year.
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All 12 regional Federal Reserve banks asked the central bank's board to hold the cost of emergency Fed loans steady in April and May, with most bank directors expecting the U.S. economy to resume a moderate expansion over the rest of the year.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it added $5 billion of temporary reserves to the banking system through 2-day repurchase agreements.
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The US Federal Reserve holds interest rates at 5.25% as evidence grows of a slowing economy.
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ASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Bloomberg News) â Consumers borrowed less in July than in June, the Federal Reserve reported on Monday.
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut a key interest rate for the second time in just over a week, reducing the federal funds rate by a half point
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve is providing $20 billion in loans to banks as part of an unprecedented auction process to ease a global credit crisis and make sure financial institutions can keep lending to their customers.
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The Fed makes billions of dollars available to banks in an auction in a bid to ease credit-crunch concerns.
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Traders assess impact of unprecedented Â£50bn support package from central banks