Fed's Kroszner says inflation still his main worry
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U.S. economic growth should rebound in the course of 2007 after hitting a soft patch in the first quarter and the main threat to the economy is inflation, a top Federal Reserve official said on Friday.
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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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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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The Federal Reserve at its May 9  meeting believed that inflation was still the main worry, and  felt that risks the U.S. economy would decelerate abruptly had  diminished, minutes released on Wednesday show.
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U.S. economic growth should return to trend levels this year, and with the job market still surprisingly strong the biggest risk is still that inflation will not fall as expected, Chicago Fed President Michael Moskow said on Friday.
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U.S. interest rates may not be  high enough to quell a recent bout of inflation, Philadelphia  Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser said on Thursday.
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - Central banks should focus on house price swings only if they risk causing harm to the broader economy, and keep their eyes on ensuring stable prices and employment, Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin said on Saturday.
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Cutting U.S. inflation &quot;could be  difficult and costly&quot; once it rose, Federal Reserve Board  Governor Donald Kohn said on Friday, adding it would be  dangerous if global markets came to question the U.S. central  bank&#039;s devotion to price stability.
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Central banks should  focus on house price swings only if they risk causing harm to  the broader economy, and keep their eyes on ensuring stable  prices and employment, Federal Reserve Governor Frederic  Mishkin said on Saturday.
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In lowering its benchmark Federal funds rate again, the central bank acknowledged that its primary worry right now is an economic slowdown rather than rising inflation.
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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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The US Federal Reserve continues to sees inflation as the "predominant concern" for the economy, minutes show.
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Federal Reserve Governor Randall   Kroszner said on Wednesday that strong U.S. productivity growth   since the mid-1990s seemed set to persist for some time and the   best way to ensure it was by keeping markets open.
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Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday  expressed concern about a possible U.S. recession but warned  that the central bank cannot let down its guard when it comes  to fighting inflation.
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LONGVIEW, Texas  - U.S. inflation pressures have stabilized but are still too high and may warrant further interest rate hikes to bring them back down, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on Tuesday.
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U.S. economic growth should return to  trend levels this year, and with the job market still  surprisingly strong the biggest risk is still that inflation  will not fall as expected, Chicago Fed President Michael Moskow  said on Friday.
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U.S. inflation remains well  contained but the Federal Reserve is on high alert for signs of  any pick-up in prices, top policy-makers said on Wednesday.