US economy can manage a rise in rates, say economists
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Washington - With the US economy expanding at a respectable pace, companies hiring and consumers inclined to spend, Federal Reserve policy makers can feel comfortable about boosting short-term interest rates for a fourth time this year.
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Observers widely expect the U.S.  Federal Reserve to raise U.S. interest rates by a  quarter-percentage point at the conclusion of a two-day meeting  that opens on Tuesday as the U.S. economy is growing steadily.
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Record oil prices will not sink the US economy and China is moving toward a more flexible exchange rate that also helps safeguard world growth, a top US Treasury official said on Thursday.
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Philly Fed president sees no need for central bank to halt rate hikes; employment set to rise. PHILADELPHIA  - The US economy is on course for sustainable expansion with little danger of inflationary
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The US economy is resilient over time and growth is likely to remain in the 3-4 percent range, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Gary Stern said on Friday.
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With the federal election out of the way, the path has been cleared for a possible interest rate hike, but some economists don&#39;t expect rates to rise until next year.
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Federal Reserve officials are set to jack up interest rates on Tuesday for a fifth time this year, confident the U.S. expansion is self-supporting and no longer in need of rock-bottom borrowing costs for a boost.
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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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Economists generally expect the Federal Open Market Committee to raise short-term rates another quarter of a percentage point to keep inflation at bay.
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The U.S. economy is growing well, inflation is well contained and the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at a measured pace to keep a lid on price pressures, Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies said on Monday.
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MARTIN, Tenn.  - The U.S. economy is growing well,  inflation is well contained and the Federal Reserve will raise  interest rates at a measured pace to keep a lid on price  pressures, Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies said on Monday.
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PALO ALTO, Calif.  - The U.S. economy is on track  for sustainable above-trend growth, and with monetary policy  still accommodative, interest rates will keep rising,  San  Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on  Friday.
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American interest rates were raised last night by the third quarter-point since the spring, in a move intended as a reassuring signal that the US recovery is on course
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The US Federal Reserve makes clear its intention to keep boosting US interest rates as it watches out for the risk of higher inflation.
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The U.S. economy has come through its recent soft patch and the Federal Reserve still has some way to go to restore interest rates to more normal levels, Fed officials said on Monday.
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The US economy will grow solidly in 2005 and the outlook is similar under President George W Bush or John Kerry, top US business economists said in a survey released today.
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The U.S. economy should grow about  4.0 percent next year, giving the Federal Reserve room to  continue raising interest rates at a measured pace,   Philadelphia Fed President Anthony Santomero said on Friday.