Update 8: Greenspan: Economy Regained Some Traction
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress on Wednesday that the economy has &quot;regained some traction&quot; after lull in late spring, reinforcing expectations of higher interest rates when the presidential campaign enters its final stretch.
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Stocks lifted modestly after investors appeared unfazed by drops in manufacturing growth and construction spending.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress on Wednesday that the economy has "regained some traction" after a lull in late spring, reinforcing expectations of higher interest rates during the final stretch of the presidential campaign.
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WASHINGTON - The US economy is pulling out of the soft patch it went through earlier this year but shows no signs of accelerating inflation, Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chairman, says.
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A sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks slightly higher Friday on hopes that the economic slowdown would not be as bad as first thought.
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Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and his central bankers gave the national economy a vote of confidence yesterday and raised the key federal funds interest rate by a quarter-point.
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The US economic expansion &quot;has regained some traction&quot; after a soft patch earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in an upbeat message on the economy to lawmakers.
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European shares tracked Wall Street's  gains after the Federal Reserve stuck to its "measured"  rate-tightening pace, reassured on inflation and indicated that  the U.S. economy was growing at a moderate pace.
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Treasury prices bounced higher on  Wednesday after Fed Chief Alan Greenspan proved less  enthusiastic about U.S. economic growth prospects than many  investors had foreseen.
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U.S. stocks rebounded modestly on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors that the economy was set to grow moderately, a day after the Dow industrials' worst slide since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress yesterday that the economy has ''regained some traction&quot; after a lull in late spring, reinforcing expectations of higher interest rates when the presidential campaign enters its final stretch.
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Wall Street extended its recovery from last week's big plunge, rising Thursday after several stable sessions helped buttress investor sentiment and allay some concerns about the economy.
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A Federal Reserve report painted a generally positive picture of an expanding economy Wednesday, while noting that in some regions, including California and neighboring states, &quot;growth had moderated somewhat.
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Wall Street stocks rebounded on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve revealed a number of measures designed to alleviate money market funding pressures.
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&quot;The economy is doing reasonably well,&quot; says Fed chief Alan Greenspan. &quot;Despite the rise in oil prices through mid-August, inflation and inflation expectations have eased in recent months.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday  after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the economy  had recovered from its soft patch and a number of companies  warned about their earnings.
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Stocks rebounded on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he still sees the economy growing moderately and investors found stock prices attractive after Tuesday's sell-off.