Fed 'uncertain' about inflation
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The US Federal Reserve left rates on hold in January amid uncertainty about the future path of inflation, minutes show.
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Federal Reserve survey shows uncertainties over energy prices, global terrorism and the presidential election among reasons businesses continue to hold back on hiring, investment.
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The U.S. economy may lose a step to record high oil prices but concerns over inflation are likely to keep the Federal Reserve on a steady course of gradually raising interest rates, analysts say.
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Amid U.S. market volatility, some analysts say the European Central Bankâs focus on inflation may be misplaced.
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Federal Reserve officials, who are debating whether to adopt an explicit target for inflation, have discussed whether an implicit, or "soft" target, might be preferable, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Possible differences on Federal Reserve monetary policy emerged on Tuesday when two regional Fed presidents downplayed the risk of inflation while a third urged greater vigilance against rising prices.
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WASHINGTON : With little doubt about the Federal Reserve&#39;s plans for a quarter-point rate hike, financial markets were focusing on another question: When will the Fed stop?
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RICHMOND, Virginia  - Weaker U.S. growth means more interest rate cuts are "quite possible" but policy-makers cannot ignore inflation, a top Federal Reserve official said on Friday, reinforcing hopes of another easing later this month.
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ST. LOUIS  - U.S. 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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Federal Reserve officials worried at their May meeting that inflation could exact a toll on the economy and saw risks of a sharp economic slowdown receding, suggesting interest rates will stay on hold for now.
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According to the minutes of their May 9 meeting, Fed members seemed concerned that inflation was still too difficult to forecast reliably.
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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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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke looks set to tell Congress this week that the U.S. economy is sound, but that the central bank is still concerned that inflation, while moderating, may not fully come to heel.
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WASHINGTON -- Concerns about inflation trumped worries about the slumping housing market last month in the minds of Federal Reserve officials who voted to hold interest rates steady.
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WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers suggested that &quot;significant&quot; increases in short-term interest rates probably would be needed to keep inflation from becoming a problem, according to minutes released Thursday of their August meeting.
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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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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.