Fed seeks formula to reassure markets on higher rates
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WASHINGTON : US Federal Reserve policymakers, widely expected to hike interest rates, struggled to find words to reassure financial markets that the economy is strong enough to withstand the higher rates.
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Plainly spelling out the risks, Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke said last week that inflation remained Âuncomfortably high.Â
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The US Federal Reserve Board, wanting to keep inflation at bay, is expected to boost short-term interest rates Tuesday for a third time this year, a move that would come in the final stretch of the presidential campaign.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers  started a two-day meeting on Tuesday that was widely expected  to conclude with a decision to hold rates steady along with a  renewed warning about inflation risks.
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Federal Reserve policy makers plan to keep pushing interest rates higher to blunt the risk of an inflation flare-up, according to minutes of the Fed's December meeting, released yesterday.
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Tomorrow&#39;s US Federal Reserve meeting will likely dominate markets this week as investors look for clues about economic strength and the pace of interest rate hikes.
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As Ben S. Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, meets with policy makers to set interest rates this week, it is clear that he has earned credibility with Wall Street.
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The Federal Reserve is likely to announce a quarter-point rise in the federal funds target rate from 1.75 percent to 2.0 percent, economists and traders agree.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers weigh a broad range of economic scenarios to determine the right moves on interest rates during times of uncertainty, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers   started a meeting on Wednesday at which markets expect them to   hold interest rates steady, while renewing inflation warnings   and delivering an assessment of cooler economic growth.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are expected to hold interest rates steady on Tuesday and retain a cautionary warning about inflation risks, while taking stock of cooler economic growth.
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Key economic data from the United  States this week may seal the case for the first cut in the  federal funds rate in more than four years, which would help  ease investor concerns about a fallout from the subprime  crisis.
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The Federal Reserve will keep lifting  U.S. interest rates to less stimulative levels but will focus  increasingly on economic data as they make their decisions, a  raft of Fed officials suggested on Tuesday.
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Current U.S. interest rate policy  should promote a further drop in inflation although risks are  still skewed toward higher prices, San Francisco Federal  Reserve President Janet Yellen said on Thursday.
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The Federal Reserve must stand ready to raise interest rates for fear the economy is growing faster than realized and could be placed at risk if inflation surges, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
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The Federal Reserve's  interest rate cuts are appropriate to restore stability in  financial markets and prevent damage to the broader economy,  Minneapolis Fed President Gary Stern said on Tuesday.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve concluded at its policy-setting session last month that risks of inflation remained balanced for now but they were clearly concerned about the potential for higher prices, meeting minutes issued on Tuesday showed.