Markets Await the Fed&#39;s Next Move
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Investors paid more attention to the weather than to Wall Street last week, and with good reason. Hurricane Ivan sent oil prices back to their highest levels in almost a month, grounded the planes of beleaguered
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Stocks index futures pointed to a  slightly higher open on Tuesday but investors could remain on  the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve&#39;s rate decision and  statement as well as quarterly results from Lehman Brothers  .
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The Federal Reserve is likely to follow its bold action last week to battle an economic downturn with further interest rate reductions, although analysts are split on just what size the future cuts will be.
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Good news from the President and Bernanke help investors decide now is the time to buy.
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U.S. markets will need a fresh dose of merger activity and a clear signal from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan about the strength of the economy and the pace of future interest rate increases to clock gains this week.
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Investors will listen for any hint from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan today that a pause in interest-rate rises may be near while lawmakers try to enlist him in the struggle over Social Security reform.
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Some stocks to consider in the wake of the Fed cut.
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The Federal Reserve appears poised to continue raising interest rates for most if not all of this year.
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A fourth interest rate hike may be a foregone conclusion Wednesday but the Federal Reserve&#39;s next move in December is far from certain, and analysts say it&#39;s likely to remain that way for a while.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve, under first-year Chairman Ben Bernanke, appears close to achieving the tricky maneuver of steering the U.S. economy to a soft landing.
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U.S. markets will need a fresh dose of merger activity and a clear signal from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan about the strength of the economy and the pace of future interest rate hikes to clock gains next week.
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Stocks traded essentially flat Thursday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates and remained on guard for comments policymakers might make about the economy.
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U.S. stocks may stall at the start of  this week as investors wait for word from the Federal Reserve's  final policy meeting of the year.
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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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Stocks looked set to open lower on  Wednesday, with the focus on economic data for clues about the  outlook for growth and the Federal Reserve's next monetary  policy move.
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Wall Street's wait is up: the Federal Reserve meets this week to decide what to do about interest rates.
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THE Fed's decision today was widely anticipated, and I hope the economic effects of the tightening of monetary policy are fully examined before moving much further in this direction.