Fed's Lacker: Risk inflation to become entrenched
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Richmond Federal Reserve Bank   President Jeffrey Lacker said on Wednesday there is a risk of   inflation becoming entrenched and that an unfolding economic   slowdown might not be enough to bring inflation down quickly.
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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.
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Is the Federal Reserve less sanguine about the effect the oil-price spike will have on the economy? Given the run-up in crude prices -- and rising fears that growth could be slowed measurably -- the markets
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As the Federal Reserve warns about the risk of inflation, a report this Wednesday on fourth-quarter productivity could carry considerable weight.
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The Federal Reserve is considering  several steps to make its deliberations more transparent, but  are likely to delay a decision on one of Chairman Ben  Bernanke's goals: an explicit inflation target, the Wall Street  Journal reported on Thursday.
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee  - St. Louis Federal   Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Friday that   inflation must be kept under wraps, but if both growth and   price pressures were sufficiently weak he would back a   reduction in U.S. interest rates.
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LINCOLN, Nebraska  - U.S. Federal Reserve   officials expressed guarded confidence on Wednesday that   inflation will ease, but Jeffrey Lacker, the Fed's most   outspoken hawk, was unconvinced.
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The speed at which  the U.S. economy can grow without risking inflation has likely  dropped due to slower labor force growth, but the productivity  gains that help restrain inflation should stay strong, Federal  Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
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Experts say higher inflation and interest rates are also on the horizon unless the currency begins to stabilize soon. BY MICHAEL E. KANELL.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve, under first-year Chairman Ben Bernanke, appears close to achieving the tricky maneuver of steering the U.S. economy to a soft landing.
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ST. LOUIS  - Inflation expectations are "quite well anchored," giving the Federal Reserve breathing room for further possible rate cuts, but there is no clear evidence that a recession is at hand, a top Fed policy-maker said on Wednesday.
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Fed moves don't always mean lower rates for borrowers.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers on Friday indicated they are still wary about the potential upside risks to inflation despite signs that price pressures may be abating.
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U.S. Federal Reserve  officials expressed guarded confidence on Wednesday that  inflation will ease, but Jeffrey Lacker, the Fed's most  outspoken hawk, was unconvinced.
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At first glance, July&#39;s muted price data seems to undercut inflation fighters&#39; rate-hike strategy. But the softness isn&#39;t likely to stay ...
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The Federal Reserve is considering several steps to make its deliberations more transparent, but are likely to delay a decision on one of Chairman Ben Bernanke's goals: an explicit inflation target, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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U.S. inflation appears to have   decelerated since the last Federal Reserve meeting, convincing   investors the central bank will opt to keep rates steady again   on Wednesday.