Rates Seen Rising as Fed Mulls Inflation
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U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers  met for a second day on Wednesday and were expected to announce  a sixth straight interest-rate rise aimed at sheltering an  economic expansion from inflation.
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The Federal Open Market Committee, the rate-setting panel for the US Federal Reserve, began its deliberations Wednesday with a rate hike widely expected.
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Another Fed meeting looms with another quarter-point interest rate hike virtually assured. It may seem strange that the Fed continues to raise interest rates on the heels of a summer-long economic soft patch.
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Economists generally expect the Federal Open Market Committee to raise short-term rates another quarter of a percentage point to keep inflation at bay.
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The US Federal Reserve will take another small step this week toward raising interest rates to more normal levels, but may be getting rates up to a point that allows for a pause in increasing them, analysts say.
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The Federal Reserve looks set to  lift U.S. interest rates on Thursday for a 17th straight time  and will likely hold the door open to pushing them even higher  in coming months to ward off inflation.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers were  expected to raise U.S. interest rates on Tuesday for a third  time this year, continuing to lift borrowing costs from  rock-bottom levels despite some signs of economic softness.
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The dollar rose broadly on Monday as  markets braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week  that is widely expected to raise the federal funds rate, making  the dollar a more attractive currency.
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Faced with a strengthening economy and scant signs of runaway prices, the Federal Reserve appeared set to keep interest rates steady on Wednesday while keeping up a verbal guard against potential inflation.
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WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers suggested that &quot;significant&quot; increases in short-term interest rates probably would be needed to keep inflation from becoming a problem, according to minutes released Thursday of their August meeting.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - The slew of speeches in the past week by Fed officials have cemented views that the Federal Open Market Committee will raise rates on Sept.
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Observers widely expect the U.S.  Federal Reserve to raise U.S. interest rates by a  quarter-percentage point at the conclusion of a two-day meeting  that opens on Tuesday as the U.S. economy is growing steadily.
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Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser on Wednesday said more interest rate increases may be needed to keep price rises in check as the economy resumes growth.
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Federal Reserve officials are  expected to nudge interest rates up on Tuesday for a fifth time  this year, another small step in a campaign to gradually lift  borrowing costs before inflation rears its head.
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Inflation continued to creep up in December, but the rise in prices will likely do little to hold back an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve this month.
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The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise the federal funds rate at its policy meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 21, despite recent mixed economic news.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers  met on Wednesday amid universal expectation they will nudge  interest rates up for a fourth time this year and growing  speculation that they will carry on with rate hikes.