Federal Reserve&#39;s Eighth District economy mixed
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While some manufacturers in the Federal Reserve&#39;s Eighth District planned to expand and add jobs in the last few months, about the same number planned to close plants and cut jobs, according to the Fed&#39;s Beige Book report.
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Major currencies moved in narrow ranges against each other as the focus turned to a US labor market report due out on Friday.
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Financial market turbulence has noticeably hurt housing activity across the United States in recent weeks but other sectors of the economy have so far been spared, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
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While the U.S. economy continued to  grow in late July and August, growth slowed in several regions  as household spending softened, the Federal Reserve said on  Wednesday.
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Early childhood development may seem like an odd topic for a Federal Reserve Bank president. But as a regional Reserve Bank in a federated central banking system like the Fed, we spend a good deal of time trying to understand the economies that make up our district, which includes Maryland, D.C.,...
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Weighed down by high energy prices, the economy was even more sluggish than initially believed during the second quarter. But Federal Reserve policy-makers believe the pace will pick up in coming months, something President Bush is counting on as the election approaches.
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FREDERICK, Maryland  - Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Wednesday that figures on inflation excluding food and energy prices have fluctuated, and it is hard to say if core inflation is on a downward path.
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Federal Reserve chief offers insights into conditions strained by housing and credit crises.
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The District is in an economic boom. But some neighborhoods have struggled with double-digit unemployment for decades despite programs that have tried to help residents get jobs.
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MONTERREY, Mexico  - A top U.S. Federal Reserve   official said on Monday the economy is doing well but inflation   remains a concern, in remarks that challenge views the central   bank will cut interest rates early next year.
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San Francisco Federal Reserve  Bank President Janet Yellen said on Monday that financial  turmoil had &quot;appreciably&quot; increased risks facing the U.S.  economy, but other Fed officials said it was unclear if the  economy had taken a turn for the worse.
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Business & money: Â· US economy cools with housing market problemsÂ· Bank rates expected to go in opposite directions
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Wall Street opinion is split on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its meeting Tuesday, with conventional wisdom siding with a rate hike.
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Wall Street finished a volatile session mixed yesterday as investors grappled with the possibility that the Federal Reserve might not lower interest rates as much as they hope.
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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
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The Fed is tightening, but long-term rates aren't keeping up. Some worry that economic growth will slow.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials  approach a key meeting next week worried both about not raising  interest rates enough to avert inflation and doing more than is  needed at the expense of economic growth.