Fuel Didn&#39;t Fire Up Rate Hikes
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The Federal Reserve&#39;s policy year was fittingly capped on Dec. 14 with another quarter-point rate hike. This widely expected move by the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed&#39;s rate-setting arm, lifted the Fed funds rate to 2.25%.
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The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose slightly over the past three weeks and could push higher because much of a rise in crude oil has not been passed on to consumers, an industry analyst said on Sunday.
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U.S. stocks ended little changed on Monday as rising oil prices boosted the energy sector but lingering concern about higher interest rates kept investors on the defensive.
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A drop in energy costs pulled U.S.  consumer prices down last month, but core inflation moved up  modestly and housing starts surged, according to data on  Wednesday that bolstered expectations for a steady diet of  interest-rate rises.
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Oil prices steadied on Friday after an 8  percent rout spurred by a surprise interest rate hike in China  that raised doubts about demand from the world's second largest  energy user.
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Will today&#39;s careening crude oil prices reprise That &#39;70s Show? Not according to Alan Greenspan. The Federal Reserve chairman said this year&#39;s price climbs will likely have a far gentler impact on the economy
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The CPM has reportedly told the government to delay the decision to hike petrol and diesel prices till after the US elections. However, the Left has already indicated that it is not averse to a hike since there is no real alternative.
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The higher inflation rate was the result of a surge in oil prices early this year. Oil prices have since leveled off, allowing the inflation rate to return to more modest levels.
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Lender bet its stock price would rise. It didn't.
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Japanese wholesale prices rose 3.4 percent in August from a year earlier, matching JulyÂs rise, which was the fastest pace of growth in more than 25 years, and signaling that inflationary pressure is gradually building on high oil prices. But the data is unlikely to heighten expectations of an early interest rate increase by the Bank of Japan because consumer price growth remains subdued, with companies still reluctant to fully pass on rising raw material costs to consumers. The 3.4 percent rise in the corporate goods price index matched economistsÂ consensus forecast as well as the year-to-year rise in July, which was the largest since March 1981, the Bank of Japan said.
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Sure the currency is tumbling, but don&#39;t expect the FOMC to do much out of the ordinary today. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - It&#39;s pretty clear that another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve today will not be much of a headline maker.
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At first glance, July&#39;s muted price data seems to undercut inflation fighters&#39; rate-hike strategy. But the softness isn&#39;t likely to stay ...
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Oil steadied on Thursday after  Wednesday's 5 percent retreat from record highs, as traders  concluded that China's surprise interest rate rise would not do  much to dampen fuel demand growth.
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Elevated energy costs kept inflation at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in November, official data showed Tuesday, but analysts still forecast more interest-rate cutting by the Bank of England.
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WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand&#39;s central bank is unlikely to alter its neutral monetary policy stance, and almost certainly won&#39;t hike interest rates
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The sluggish pace of job growth in November hasn&#39;t changed the odds for a quarter point interest rate hike later this month, but maybe it should.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as data  showing inflation slowed last month fed expectations that the  Federal Reserve will stick to measured interest rate hikes, but  gains were trimmed by a late spike in oil prices.