FACTBOX-US Fed policymakers&#39; recent comments
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The Federal Reserve raised official interest rates last month for the third time this year despite a mixed economic outlook. The rate increase took the benchmark federal funds rate to 1.75 percent from 1.50 percent.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers weigh a broad range of economic scenarios to determine the right moves on interest rates during times of uncertainty, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday.
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WASHINGTON : US Federal Reserve policymakers, widely expected to hike interest rates, struggled to find words to reassure financial markets that the economy is strong enough to withstand the higher rates.
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There's a lot on the line for stock market investors this week. How will markets react when the Federal Reserve either cuts interest rates or doesn't, and, if so, by how much? What will the Fed say about policy and, most importantly, what will investors think by the end of the week about the possibility of a recession ahead?
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke will testify on July 19 and 20 on the Fed&#039;s semiannual  monetary policy report, congressional committees said on  Monday.
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WASHINGTON - Another small hike in United States interest rates is seen as a certainty when Federal Reserve policy-makers meet today.
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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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A recent soft spot in US growth ought prove temporary and should not alter the Federal Reserve&#39;s plan to continue raising interest rates in a measured way, one of it&#39;s top policy-makers said on Wednesday.
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High oil prices will probably brake US growth but will not derail the economy provided they do not rise sharply from current levels, top Federal Reserve policymakers said on Tuesday.
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Federal Reserve officials have acknowledged the need in coming months for a &quot;significant&quot; amount of rate hikes, according to a summary of an August 10 policymaking meeting released on Thursday.
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Possible differences on Federal Reserve monetary policy emerged on Tuesday when two regional Fed presidents downplayed the risk of inflation while a third urged greater vigilance against rising prices.
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Investor's Business Daily - Markets shouldn't focus so much on how much the central bank will cut interest rates at any one time, said Fed. Gov. Frederic Mishkin. "What is important for pricing most financial assets is the path of monetary policy, not the particular action taken at a specific meeting." That said, Mishkin largely backed up Fed chief Ben Bernanke's Thu. comments, saying "monetary policy needs to be timely, decisive and flexible." That also supports Wall St.'s forecast of a 50-basis point 18ate cut at the Fed's Jan. 29-30 meeting.
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MONTERREY, Mexico  - A top U.S. Federal Reserve   official said on Monday the economy is doing well but inflation   remains a concern, in remarks that challenge views the central   bank will cut interest rates early next year.
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US Representative John Spratt of South Carolina said the Federal Reserve should ``go lightly&#39;&#39; on raising the benchmark interest rate because of the economy.
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TORONTO (CP) - There&#39;s still optimism for an end-of-year stock market rally - but whether it comes off could be up to the US Federal Reserve, which meets this week to set interest rates and give its latest assessment of the US economy.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy makers want to shift their emphasis away from current benign inflation to uncertainty about future price pressures, and are debating whether to stop calling inflation "elevated" in their policy statements, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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US interest rate futures sold off heavily on Friday after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, with the Eurex US exchange posting record high daily volume.