Response needed if conditions worsen: Fed
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The Federal Reserve acknowledged at  its last regular meeting that a policy response might be  necessary if financial market conditions worsened, show minutes  of its August 7 meeting, released on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy makers suggested ''significant&quot; increases in short-term interest rates probably would be needed to keep inflation from becoming a problem, according to minutes of their August meeting that were released yesterday.
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Business & money: Fed chair says downturn will worsen before it improves and pledges action over sub-prime mortgage abuse.
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The White House and the Federal Reserve are likely to come under increasing pressure now that turmoil in the financial markets appears to be spreading to the wider economy.
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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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The Federal Reserve may be willing to accept a temporary increase in unemployment by lifting interest rates as oil prices rise because the ``worst possible outcome&#39;&#39; would be to let
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Recent action by the Federal Reserve is likely to calm troubled  U.S. markets, but inflation remains a worry, a top U.S. central bank official said on Friday.
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Business leaders called for  more leadership to head off an economic downturn on Wednesday,  with some saying an emergency U.S. interest rate cut may have  been over hasty and could fuel a new market bubble.
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The Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts and injections of liquidity should help stabilize struggling housing and financial markets, and inflation should moderate later this year, Atlanta Fed Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Friday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the central bank will act as needed to help the struggling U.S. economy, but said the Fed has to be mindful that growth should pick up later in the year.
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Transcript of last Fed meeting show bankers acknowledging that they might have to change .
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There is a risk inflation will  become entrenched and an unfolding economic slowdown might not  be enough to bring it down quickly, Richmond Federal Reserve  Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Wednesday.
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Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday  expressed concern about a possible U.S. recession but warned  that the central bank cannot let down its guard when it comes  to fighting inflation.
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Some analysts are hoping that the Fed will arrive at the conclusion that stronger action is needed to contain the damage from the deterioration of debt markets.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has warned the outlook for the US economy is deteriorating.
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There is a risk inflation will   become entrenched and an unfolding economic slowdown might not   be enough to bring it down quickly, Richmond Federal Reserve   Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Wednesday.
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Despite a report showing inflation in check, a worsening housing slump and a mixed economic outlook could put the Fed in a tight spot as it considers its next steps.