Fed rate cut this week not a sure thing: report
97240
A Federal Reserve interest rate cut this week is no sure thing and officials are not seriously considering a half-point reduction in overnight rates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday without citing sources.
539598
The Federal Reserve is expected to  lower U.S. interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing  aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects  of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.
467194
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.
222897
It was a dismal week for the stock market, despite an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
127321
Stock index futures pointed to a flat  market open on Tuesday after a Wall Street Journal article cast  doubt on the chances of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut on  Wednesday.
569934
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.
206544
A report suggested that housing troubles were deepening and a Fed survey dampened hopes for an interest rate cut.
225145
An emergency U.S. interest rate cut last week rekindled perceptions the Federal Reserve has a bias to protect the stock market, and a French bank trading scandal has made matters worse.
698373
The Federal Reserve unexpectedly slashed a key interest rate by a bold three-fourths of a percentage point on Tuesday, responding to a global plunge in stock markets that heightened concerns about a recession. The Fed signaled that further rate cuts were likely.
325219
US Treasury debt was narrowly mixed on Monday as investors proved reluctant to make any major bets ahead of key events this week including a speech from Fed
82873
The US Federal Reserve will take another small step this week toward raising interest rates to more normal levels, but may be getting rates up to a point that allows for a pause in increasing them, analysts say.
416646
With a sparse economic calendar and a Federal Reserve interest rate decision a week away, the avalanche of earnings reports may be foremost on tradersâ minds.
473931
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.
730096
U.S. Federal Reserve officials were  uncertain at their June meeting about future interest rate  steps and wanted to see more data before deciding whether any  more tightening was needed, minutes of the meeting released on  Thursday showed.
709928
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke may have cooled off the credit crisis by cutting interest rates, but he may also have heated up oil prices this week.
659403
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.
606591
The Federal Reserve&#39;s move to slash  interest rates by a half-percentage point signals that Chairman  Ben Bernanke, fearing broad damage from recent market turmoil,  preferred to risk doing too much rather than too little, the  Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.