Fed minutes: credit woes could force more rate cuts
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Members of the Federal Reserve's interest rate setting committee worried last month that a credit crunch could sharply brake economic growth and require big interest rate cuts, minutes of the U.S. central bank's December meeting released on Wednesday show.
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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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Towering losses at Merrill Lynch  on Thursday stirred credit crisis fears before a key testimony by U.S. central bank chief Ben Bernanke.
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US central bank chief hints at interest rate cut to ease credit crisis.
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CHARLESTON, West Virginia  - The struggling economy may need more interest rate cuts to avoid a recession, Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Tuesday.
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The problems also greatly increased uncertainty about the economyâs outlook, prompting Fed policymakers to keep their options open about their next move, meeting minutes show.
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Federal Reserve policymakers sit down  on Tuesday for what might be one of their most difficult  interest rate decisions in years.
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The Bank of England policymakers will decide Thursday whether to reduce interest rates for the second month in a row, with recent economic data seen as reducing the chances of back-to-back cuts.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that risks from inflation or a worse-than-expected housing slump could further complicate things for an economy that already is in slowdown mode.
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday resumed a two-day policy meeting that is widely expected to result in a decision to cut U.S. interest rates again to shore up the faltering economy.
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Transcript of last Fed meeting show bankers acknowledging that they might have to change .
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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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Why Ben Bernanke's rate cuts may not get banks to ease credit.
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Investors banking on more  interest-rate cuts may get some clues about what comes next  from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who testifies  before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress on Thursday.
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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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Federal Reserve policy-makers  worried that a credit crunch could sharply brake economic  growth and require big interest rate cuts, according to minutes  of the Fed's December 11 policy meeting, released on Wednesday.
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Interest payment cutoffs, which are expected to accelerate, would be the latest blow to markets as investors try to anticipate the next problem that might shake confidence.