Economy still growing but at slower pace: Fed
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The U.S. economy continued to grow in the final weeks of the fourth quarter but the pace of activity slackened amid subdued holiday spending and a weak housing sector, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
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The U.S. economy will barely manage to  grow in the first quarter this year while inflation will remain  somewhat elevated, a quarterly survey issued by the  Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank showed on Tuesday.
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The U.S. economy is growing robustly   despite a slowing housing sector, although inflation remains   above the central bank's comfort level, two top Federal Reserve   officials said on Monday.
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U.S. economic growth, while  improving, has not hit the pace it was expected to do by now,  Federal Reserve Governor Mark Olson said on Monday.
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Several U.S. regions noted slower  economic growth in the last weeks of February but price  pressures remained little changed despite tight labor markets,  the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
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The economy in many areas of the  United States grew at a slower pace in late July and August as  household spending softened, the Federal Reserve said in a  report on Wednesday.
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The Federal Reserve is nearing  the end of its two-year run of interest rate increases as the  United States economy enters a stretch of slower economic  growth, Fed officials said on Monday.
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The pace of U.S. economic activity  continued to pick up in most of the country in late November  through early January, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
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KENOSHA, Wisconsin  - Federal Reserve policy-makers on Friday said inflation remained a risk to the U.S. economy, even as data showing factory activity falling for the first time in 3-1/2 years indicated growth was slowing.
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The economy is set to grow at a sluggish pace in coming months but there are risks that elevated levels of inflation excluding food and energy may not recede, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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The economy grew at a 0.7 percent annual pace in the first three months of this year, the weakest in more than four years but slightly better than previously estimated, data showed  on Thursday.
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The U.S. economy grew overall from  mid-July to late August, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday,  but five of the 12 Fed districts reported slowing growth as  residential construction slackened and energy costs rose.
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Federal Reserve policy makers are forecasting slower economic growth, higher unemployment and higher inflation.
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Housing data and a gauge of business  spending in June released on Thursday signaled slower U.S.  economic growth ahead, leading many to believe the Federal  Reserve is less likely to raise interest rates next month.
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NEW YORK  - The U.S. economy is forecast to slow slightly next year, and inflation is expected to ease from this year's pace, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
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The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates steady Wednesday and acknowledged that the economy is slowing down, which could mean the Fed may not need to raise rates further in the near future.
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The U.S. economy grew overall from   mid-July to late August, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday,   but five of the 12 Fed districts reported slowing growth as   residential construction slackened and energy costs rose.