Fed: Growth in consumer borrowing slows
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Americans increased their borrowing at a 2.4 percent annual rate in May, significantly slower than in April, as a big jump in credit card borrowing was not enough to offset a slowdown in the growth of auto loans, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.
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A slowdown could keep  the U.S. economy from growing at a sustainable pace into  sometime next year, San Francisco Federal Reserve President  Janet Yellen said on Tuesday.
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U.S. consumers' appetite to purchase homes and refinance existing loans fizzled last week despite a decline in mortgage rates, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.
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US consumer borrowing increased less than expected in December after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates five times in the last half of 2004.
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Federal Reserve  policy-makers on Friday said inflation remained a risk to the  U.S. economy, even as data showing factory activity falling for  the first time in 3-1/2 years indicated growth was slowing.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers' borrowing grew in January, reflecting an increase in auto loans. The Federal Reserve reported yesterday that consumer credit rose at a 3.2 percent annual rate, up from December's 2.5 percent increase.
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Business & money: Five interest rate rises in a year resulted in the slowest growth in 20 months, according to report.
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Borrowers fell behind in their payments on a higher percentage of consumer loans in the first three months of the year, pinched by slowing job and wage growth and climbing gasoline prices, new figures showed yesterday.
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Federal Reserve policy makers are forecasting slower economic growth, higher unemployment and higher inflation.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, giving holiday shoppers a reason for some cheer. However, the Fed held back an extra gift Wall Street was hoping for: a signal that rates might actually be lowered soon.
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The pound was steady as a UK consumer confidence survey provided further evidence that consumer spending is on the wane as the Bank of Engand's latest interest rate hikes take their toll.
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Consumer spending slowed in December and inflation continued to rise,  leaving the Federal Reserve less maneuvering room as it ponders policy decisions.
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Americans reached for their credit  cards with gusto in May after an April lull, sending overall  U.S. consumer borrowing up by $12.90 billion -- more than twice  the forecast rise, a Federal Reserve Board report showed on  Monday.
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Americans spent less than forecast in May, a sign that a consumer slowdown is restraining price pressures.
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KENOSHA, Wisconsin  - Federal Reserve policy-makers on Friday said inflation remained a risk to the U.S. economy, even as data showing factory activity falling for the first time in 3-1/2 years indicated growth was slowing.
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Consumers stepped up their borrowing in July by the largest amount since the beginning of the year, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
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Several U.S. regions noted slower  economic growth in the last weeks of February but price  pressures remained little changed despite tight labor markets,  the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.