Fed's Stern says rate cuts should protect economy
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The Federal Reserve's  interest rate cuts are appropriate to restore stability in  financial markets and prevent damage to the broader economy,  Minneapolis Fed President Gary Stern said on Tuesday.
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A slowdown in the US economy could justify a pause in the Federal Reserve&#39;s interest rate increases, Fed Governor Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday he was confident the U.S. and global economies were resilient but welcomed an emergency rate  cut by the Federal Reserve as a helpful move.
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Dallas Federal Reserve President  Richard Fisher on Thursday joined a chorus of officials warning  that high inflation ties the hands of the U.S. central bank in  its bid to blunt a sharp slowdown in the world's largest  economy by lowering interest rates.
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U.S. interest rates are still "fairly low" after six straight increases, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday, warning that despite the economy's good health, fiscal discipline is vital.
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The Federal Reserve will do whatever is necessary to prevent damage to the economy from the credit crunch that has gripped Wall Street, a Fed official said Monday, warning it will take time for financial markets to fully recover from the strains.
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Federal Reserve chairman outlines plan to stop the world's largest economy from sliding into recession
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Federal Reserve officials on Friday said falling home prices and financial market turmoil are big risks to the U.S. economy but pledged that the central bank would not shrink from taking bold steps to support growth.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Thursday the central bank will act as needed  to help the struggling U.S. economy, but said the Fed has to be  mindful that growth should pick up later in the year.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers will act  decisively to reduce the growing risks that financial market  turmoil pose for the U.S. economic outlook, Fed Governor  Frederic Mishkin said on Friday.
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Risks of a recession have increased,  but the Federal Reserve must be cautious in supporting the  economy because global forces that have kept inflation in check  are receding, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said on  Monday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke vowed Friday to do all that is necessary to protect the national economy from the ill effects of a global credit crunch &#151; but not to bail out investors and lenders "from the consequences of their financial decisions."
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Federal Reserve officials on Friday  said falling home prices and financial market turmoil are big  risks to the U.S. economy but pledged that the central bank  would not shrink from taking bold steps to support growth.
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ALBANY, New York  - Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh said on Friday that the U.S. central bank's interest rate cut this week was designed to shield the economy from market turbulence, not bail out investors.
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A Federal Reserve governor, Kevin M. Warsh, said Friday that the Fed should be âextremely waryâ of protecting banks or investors from losses resulting from the sell-off in credit markets.
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Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher on Thursday joined a chorus of officials warning that high inflation ties the hands of the U.S. central bank in its bid to blunt a sharp slowdown in the world's largest economy by lowering interest rates.