Fed Chief Signals Further Rate Cut
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Ben S. Bernanke sent a strong signal that the central bank will lower interest rates again this month as it attempts to stave off a recession.
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Dallas Federal Reserve President  Richard Fisher on Thursday joined a chorus of officials warning  that high inflation ties the hands of the U.S. central bank in  its bid to blunt a sharp slowdown in the world's largest  economy by lowering interest rates.
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The Federal Reserve would raise interest rates if inflation moved higher, the Fedâs chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said on Thursday.
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The US Federal Reserve chairman warns of the continuing pressures of inflation on the economy.
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan said his successors at the U.S. central bank should  act cautiously in lowering interest rates because of inflation  risks, according to an interview published on Sunday.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to  lower U.S. interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing  aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects  of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.
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The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate today, aiming to prevent turbulence in the housing and credit markets from slowing the U.S. economy.
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The Federal Reserve would raise interest rates if inflation moved higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday, warning that the economy might be stronger than it appears.
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Business & money: Fed chair says downturn will worsen before it improves and pledges action over sub-prime mortgage abuse.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter point Wednesday.
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Wall Street pulled back yet again after a Federal Reserve official suggested that rising inflation could prevent the central bank from making further interest rate cuts.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to lower U.S. interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.
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It was another dismal week for the stock market, despite a short-lived rally on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted of further rate cuts.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke described the recent housing downturn as "sharp" and added "that further declines in homebuilding are likely" in a highly anticipated speech Friday morning.
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European Central Bank boss Jean-Claude Trichet talks down rate cut chances amid financial market problems.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, criticized last year for being too tentative in cutting interest rates, has shown he can act boldly. But the Fed's two aggressive rate cuts in the past eight days have left investors demanding still more.
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The Federal Reserve's move to slash interest rates by a half-percentage point signals that Chairman Ben Bernanke, fearing broad damage from recent market turmoil, preferred to risk doing too much rather than too little, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.