Fed: Trade frictions threaten resilient economy
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BILOXI, Mississippi  - Officials from the Federal Reserve on Saturday warned of dangers from a rising tide of trade disputes and the harmful impact on what one otherwise termed a "resilient" United States economy.
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The United States and other countries must work together to right a skewed pattern of trade and investment around the globe, a move that would help worldwide economic stability, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested Tuesday.
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The current recovery of the global economy is dampened by risks that could give rise to financial and exchange-rate instability and to a slowdown in growth, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned Thursday.
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The U.S. economy can weather a   slowdown in the housing sector as rising incomes and business   investment offer support, Federal Reserve officials said on   Wednesday as they pointed to inflation risks.
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Weak durable goods orders in November fueled concern on Thursday over the resilience of the U.S. economy to the country's steep housing slump.
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The International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday that rising oil prices and interest rates were hampering global economic growth, but the US government said the American economy was stronger than it had estimated earlier.
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The global economy faces a period of uncertainty, with risks to continued growth much higher than they were six months ago, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
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Federal Reserve chief offers insights into conditions strained by housing and credit crises.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that a variety of factors from a weaker dollar to tougher budget discipline in Congress may finally start to restrain the explosive growth in the U.S. trade deficit.
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If the dollar continues to slide, foreign investors may dump US stocks and bonds, the Fed chairman says. WASHINGTON - Swollen trade deficits eventually could threaten the economy by souring foreign appetites
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned policymakers to make sure individual workers are not allowed to suffer too much from the effects of free-trade, globalization, technological progress and other developments that have boosted economic progress for the nation as a whole.
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Record oil prices are creating headwinds for the U.S. economy but do not place its recovery at risk, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert McTeer said on Monday.
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LAREDO, Texas  - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher on Monday said the U.S. economy appears to be weathering troubles in housing and financial markets, but it was uncertain how things will play out.
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High oil prices will probably brake U.S. 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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Tight oil supplies could leave the  global economy worryingly vulnerable for years to come, a  senior International Monetary Fund official said on Thursday.
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ST. LOUIS  - The Federal Reserve is monitoring growth and inflation risks and it is too soon to tell if housing troubles will push the economy into recession, one of its top policy-makers said on Wednesday.
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Lowering interest rates Â the Federal Reserve's tool for bracing the wobbly economy Â is not without risk.