Markets question when Fed will pause on rate hikes
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WASHINGTON : With little doubt about the Federal Reserve&#39;s plans for a quarter-point rate hike, financial markets were focusing on another question: When will the Fed stop?
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BusinessWeek Online - The Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady at its Sept. 20 monetary policy meeting. Economic reports coming out over the next week are likely to back up the Fed's view of the economy and provide more ammunition to keep rates on hold.
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Stocks could rally back up to their   highs of the year next week if the Federal Reserve shows Wall   Street that its decision to keep interest rates on hold last   month wasn't just a one-off.
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Wall Street may find itself on the   defensive next week if reports on housing and growth suggest   that the United States economy is headed for an acute slowdown   despite the Federal Reserve's pause in its two-year cycle of   interest-rate increases.
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday declined to comment on speculation in financial markets that the U.S. central bank might cut the discount rate imminently.
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday  declined to comment on speculation in financial markets that  the U.S. central bank might cut the discount rate imminently.
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The dollar shuffled in ranges on Wednesday as traders wondered if the Federal Reserve would signal an increase in the pace of policy tightening when it announces an expected interest rate rise later in the day.
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The dollar struggled to pull away from  August lows on Wednesday as investors wondered whether the  Federal Reserve would raise interest rates next month after  another round of weak U.S. data in the previous session.
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More U.S. interest rate increases  lie ahead, but they would likely not need to be at a faster  pace because inflation is contained, Federal Reserve officials  said on Friday.
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U.S. inflation appears to have   decelerated since the last Federal Reserve meeting, convincing   investors the central bank will opt to keep rates steady again   on Wednesday.
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(160 sec.) Opposing market trends are creating a question mark about whether or not the Fed will raise rates September 18, 2007.
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Many investors are in a quandary over how to adjust their portfolios while waiting on the Fedâs next move.
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The Fed is tightening, but long-term rates aren't keeping up. Some worry that economic growth will slow.
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Wary financial markets will listen for any hint from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday 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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WASHINGTON -- Continuing concerns about inflation underpin the Federal Reserve's stand against changes in interest rates.
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The dollar weakened broadly on Tuesday  as markets questioned whether the Federal Reserve will keep  raising U.S. interest rates at a 'measured' pace following an  anticipated rate hike later in the day.
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The dollar paused on Tuesday after a broad-based rally in the previous session as investors waited to see if forthcoming data would reinforce the Federal Reserve&#39;s optimism in the US recovery.