Fed Raises Key Rate to 2.25%
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Federal Reserve policymakers today raised interest rates by another notch for the fifth consecutive time this year amid signs of a strengthening economy.
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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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The dollar gained 2 percent against  the yen and Swiss franc on Tuesday after minutes of a December  Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting signaled the U.S.  central bank will continue raising interest rates.
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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 after a slow period.
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THE United States Federal Reserve is expected to raise the bellwether federal funds rate, which banks charge each other for overnight loans, by a quarter point to 2.25 per cent today.
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WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Tuesday, marking the third increase this year. It's part of a gradual process to wean the economy from extraordinarily low rates that are no longer viewed as necessary to keep the economy afloat...
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NEW YORK, September 21  - The US Federal Reserve raised the interest rates by a quarter percentage point today, in-line with the broad expectations.
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The Federal Reserve raised U.S.  interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter percentage point for a  fourth time this year, citing brightening job markets that  likely mean more increases lie ahead.
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The US Federal Reserve keeps its main interest rate at 5.25%
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The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Tuesday, marking the third increase this year.
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Australia's central bank has raised interest rates by 25 basis points to a six-year high of 6.0 percent in an effort to head off inflationary pressures in a booming economy.
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The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Wednesday. Citing an improving economy and well-contained inflation, it said further increases would be gradual.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The Bank of Canada raised its key policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.50 per cent Tuesday as it tries to encourage growth while controlling inflation.
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OTTAWA : The Bank of Canada boosted its overnight rate by a quarter-point to 2.5 percent, and suggested more hikes are coming in the near future.
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The Federal Reserve, encouraged by the economy's performance, boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Tuesday, the fifth increase this year.
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The ECB is likely to raise interest rates in a regular monthly policy meeting scheduled on Thursday. The key rate that is now at a historic low of 2% will probably be raised to combat inflationary pressures.
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The Federal Reserve pushed U.S.  interest rates up by a modest quarter-percentage point on  Tuesday and expressed confidence that inflation could be kept  at bay by slowly lifting credit costs from rock-bottom levels.