Fed holds interest rates steady
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on   Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady for a second   straight meeting, biding time to assess whether cooling   economic growth will curb price pressures.
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The Federal Reserve pushed U.S.  interest rates up by a modest quarter-percentage point on  Tuesday and expressed confidence that inflation could be kept  at bay by slowly lifting credit costs from rock-bottom levels.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday as investors kept cautious a day before a Federal Reserve rate-setting meeting expected to keep rates unchanged.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke indicated today that the central bank is likely to hold interest rates steady for a while but remains ready to hike borrowing costs if necessary to force inflation lower.
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The Federal Reserve opens a two-day meeting Wednesday where policymakers are likely to hold rates steady and note signs of a rebound in the US economy despite the persistent slump in housing.
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Japan's central bank decided Wednesday to keep its monetary policy steady, in a sign that officials consider the nation's delicate recovery still on track.
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Ben S. BernankeÂs remarks reaffirm the view that the Fed will keep the lending rate unchanged at 5.25 percent for the remainder of the year.
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The Federal Reserve has held rates steady for two months running, betting that inflation will remain contained as the economy cools.
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The Bank of England appears set to hold interest rates steady for at least the next few months after revealing policymakers did not even discuss raising borrowing costs at their November meeting.
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Despite growing unease about inflation and slowing economic indicators, the European Central Bank and Bank of England kept their benchmark interest rates unchanged Thursday.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday held benchmark interest rates steady at 5.25 percent for a fourth straight meeting, while renewing a warning that risks from inflation remain.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are   expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, but they   are also seen renewing an inflation warning even while taking   stock of cooler economic growth.
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The Bank of England held a key interest rate steady at 5.25 percent on Thursday.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are expected to hold interest rates steady on Tuesday and retain a cautionary warning about inflation risks, while taking stock of cooler economic growth.
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Concerns about inflation trumped worries about the slumping housing market last month by Federal Reserve officials who voted to hold interest rates steady.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday  held benchmark interest rates steady at 5.25 percent for a  fourth straight meeting, while renewing a warning that risks  from inflation remain.
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US Federal Reserve said Wednesday that rate hikes can continue at a &quot;measured pace&quot; as &quot;inflation and longer-term inflation expectations remain well contained&quot;.