Fed Chairmanâs Talk Further Dims Hope for a Rate Cut
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The Federal Reserve is not satisfied with the current rate of inflation. And it is apparently not satisfied with the publicâs expectations about inflation either.
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When Federal Reserve policy makers meet on Wednesday to set interest rates, they will be paying less attention to what is happening to the economy than to what could happen.
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It was another dismal week for the stock market, despite a short-lived rally on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke  hinted of further rate cuts.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Thursday that the U.S. economic outlook had  worsened, and more interest rate cuts may be needed.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke did not discuss the economy or the outlook for  inflation or interest rates on Friday in brief introductory  remarks at a conference on monetary policy.
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Why Ben Bernanke's rate cuts may not get banks to ease credit.
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Thursday the Fed's decision to cut interest rates this week had lowered the risk of a U.S. recession, although chances were still above one in three.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President  Richard Fisher on Monday said the U.S. central bank cut  interest rates last week to avert an unacceptable economic  slowdown and said it could move again, in either direction.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers  were unsure how much more they would need to raise interest  rates, if at all, after a May 10 meeting, according to minutes  of that gathering released on Wednesday.
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The Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut interest rates before its next scheduled meeting in late January but may consider doing so if the outlook deteriorates sharply before then, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke yesterday signaled that the central bank will cut interest rates aggressively to try to prevent a serious economic downturn, using unusually direct and forceful language.
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Investors assume that the central bank will reduce the overnight federal funds rate by at least a quarter of a percentage point, to 5 percent. But many market analysts say that will not be enough to restore confidence.
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WASHINGTON - The message from Ben Bernanke and his Federal Reserve colleagues is clear: The housing slump will drag on well into next year as credit problems linger. What's not so apparent is how they'll deal with the crisis, although another interest rate cut could come this week.
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A long period of stasis in Federal  Reserve monetary policy looks certain to end on Tuesday with a  U.S. interest-rate cut, leaving the question of how much  further rates may drop and how fast.
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday resumed a two-day policy meeting that is widely expected to result in a decision to cut U.S. interest rates again to shore up the faltering economy.
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As the debate heats up over how much the Federal Reserve will lower rates, one investment adviser thinks the smaller option is better.
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The Curious Capitalist: The Fed cuts rates by a half-point, and the stock market cheers  -  not that that means anything