Third Fed rate rise as US picks up
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The US Federal Reserve last night raised interest rates for the third time this year in spite of a renewed surge in oil prices. The widely expected move took the Fed funds&#39; rate up a quarter-point to 1.75%, following similar moves in August and June.
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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Tuesday as widely expected, saying growth &quot;appears to have regained some traction.
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The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Tuesday, marking the third increase this year.
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Federal Reserve policy makers raised the benchmark US interest rate for a fourth straight time and restated a plan to carry out further increases at a ``measured&#39;&#39; pace.
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The economy revved up its engine in the third quarter and advanced at an annual rate of 4 percent --  even faster than previously thought.
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The US dollar rose slightly against the euro yesterday as the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate by a quarter-point and the US trade deficit was larger than expected.
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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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WASHINGTON - The US economy grew at a four per cent annual rate in the third quarter, slightly faster than the 3.9 per cent economists had been expecting.
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The Federal Reserve yesterday boosted its key interest rate for the third time in as many months, signaling the economy has rebounded from its recent struggles and inflation remains in check.
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Wednesday and signaled that it intends to keep raising rates in the months to come.
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The Federal Reserve raised US interest rates Tuesday by a quarter-percentage point for the fifth time this year and said it will keep gradually lifting them from rock-bottom levels to forestall inflation.
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America&#39;s central bank, the Federal Reserve, last night raised interest rates for the fourth time in six months and warned US consumers and businesses to expect further increases in the cost of borrowing over the coming months.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after the  Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the third time this  year by a quarter of a percentage point and said the economy  was regaining some momentum.
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Federal Reserve officials, citing recent signs of economic improvement, raised a key short-term interest rate Tuesday for a third time this year and signaled that they are
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U.S. Treasury prices climbed on  Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a  quarter percentage point as expected and its post-meeting  statement offered few surprises.
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The Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates on Tuesday by a quarter-percentage point for the fifth time this year and said it will keep gradually lifting them from rock-bottom levels to forestall inflation.
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US interest rates are expected to rise for the fifth time since June following the US Federal Reserve&#39;s latest rate-setting meeting later on Tuesday.