Federal Reserve raises interest rates again
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WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve on Wendesday raised interest rates by a quarter of percentage point to 2 per cent, a move that was widely predicted by economists.
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US Federal Reserve decided Tuesday to raise the federal funds rate, which commercial banks charge each other on overnight loans, by one-quarter percentage point to 2.25 percent from 2 percent.
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WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve Board raised short-term interest rates Wednesday for the fourth time this year and suggested that it would continue to raise them gradually over the next year.
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Federal Reserve officials are set to jack up interest rates tonight for a fifth time this year, confident the US expansion is self-supporting and no longer in need of rock-bottom borrowing costs for a boost.
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The US Federal Reserve raises US interest rates by a quarter of one percent to 2.5%, its sixth straight rise since June.
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By Andrew Balls in Washington and Jennifer Hughes in New York. The Federal Reserve on Tuesday raised interest rates by a quarter point, to 2.25 per cent, and signalled there had been no change in its assessment of current economic conditions.
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THE US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the third time this year in spite of a renewed surge in oil prices. The widely expected move took the funds rate up a quarter-point to 1.75 per cent, following similar moves in August and June.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday  raised interest rates for the third time this year by a quarter  of a percentage point and said the economy was regaining some  momentum, signaling at least one more to come.
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China&#39;s central bank raised interest rates for the second time in less than a month on Friday in an attempt to rein in soaring food prices, excessive bank lending and bubbles in the property and stock markets.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to  lift interest rates again this week to 5.25 percent in its  seventeenth straight quarter percentage point hike and signal  that further increases may be needed to keep inflation at bay.
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The Federal Reserve lifted short-term interest rates a quarter-point on Tuesday, continuing its bet that the economy can keep growing steadily through the Fed&#39;s rate-hike campaign.
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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 interest rates by a quarter point on Tuesday as widely expected, saying growth &quot;appears to have regained some traction.
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As the Federal Reserve moves to raise short-term interest rates once again, flags are being raised about the impact on housing prices.
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WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policy-makers are expected to raise short-term interest rates for a third time this year, part of a gradual process to wean the economy from ultralow rates, which are no longer needed as a bracing tonic.    Although private economists have mixed opinions whether the economy still is working through its late-spring blues or has emerged, most believe the economy is in good enough shape for the Fed to boost rates again...
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The Federal Reserve raised the benchmark US interest rate Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point to 2 percent, citing a stronger labor market with a gain of 337,000 US jobs last month.
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Short-term interest rates were raised for the fifth time this year on Tuesday. The Federal Reserve has hiked the base rate a quarter-point to 2.25-percent.