Oil Price Spike Had Chilling Effect -Fed
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The recent spike in oil prices has had  some negative impact on the U.S. economy, but the futures  markets suggest that this will be a temporary phenomenon, a top  Fed official said on Sunday.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  - High oil prices will probably  brake U.S. growth but will not derail the economy provided  there is not another sharp spike upwards, a top Federal Reserve  policymaker said on Tuesday.
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CAMARILLO, Calif. An increase in the worldwide supply of crude oil contributed to dip in US prices at the gas pump over the last two weeks.
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The surge in oil prices over the  summer was not enough to derail the U.S. economy and the  central bank sees no reason to pause in its interest-rate rises  just yet, top Fed officials said on Thursday.
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U.S. stocks dropped on Friday as  investors were jolted by a jump in oil prices and comments by  U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who gave a blunt  reminder that interest rates were bound to go up and warned the  appetite for U.S. assets would eventually dwindle.
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Oil prices hit new record highs Monday  and the dollar slid against major currencies, piling up worries  in financial markets about slower growth and thinner corporate  profits.
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High oil prices will probably brake U.S. growth but will not derail the economy provided there is not another sharp spike upwards, a top Federal Reserve policymaker said on Tuesday.
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An increase in the worldwide supply of crude oil contributed to a dip in US prices at the gas pump over the last two weeks, an industry analyst said Sunday.
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MARQUETTE, MICH  - Both the Federal Reserve and  financial markets may have underestimated the long-term effects  of higher oil prices, a top central bank official said on  Friday.
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The American economic ship, which has weathered the recent run-up in crude oil prices, may be more vulnerable to sudden surges in the price of money.
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Oil prices steadied on Friday after an 8  percent rout spurred by a surprise interest rate hike in China  that raised doubts about demand from the world's second largest  energy user.
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Oil dropped more than $2 a barrel on Friday, joining a slump across the commodities markets amid concern higher interest rates could slow economic growth and cool demand.
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This year's surge in energy prices is likely to have far less of an impact than the oil shocks of the 1970s, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said today.
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The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that the risks of a global slowdown have increased due to higher interest rates, surging oil prices and an apparent cooling in the U.S. housing market that could slow the U.S. economy.
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Falling oil prices hurt energy stocks and a Fed officialâs comments on interest rates also soured the marketâs early good mood.
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Federal Reserve credibility for keeping inflation low has helped cushion the economy from the shock of record oil prices, Fed Governor Ben Bernanke said on Friday.
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Oil prices surged and U.S. stock markets dipped as investors worried about fallout from the assassination of Benazir Bhutto as well as a batch of weak economic data.