Fed's Beige Book: economy expanded through May
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U.S. economic activity expanded from mid-April through May, with a number of areas reporting stronger growth, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
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A closely watched gauge of consumer inflation fell in May to its slowest annual pace in three years, while Midwest business activity kept expanding in June at a healthy clip, reports on Friday showed.
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WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve raised its target for short-term interest rates Wednesday, comfortable that the economy has passed late spring&#39;s &quot;soft patch.
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The pace of U.S. economic activity  continued to pick up in most of the country in late November  through early January, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
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US consumers spend more in May than the month before, encouraged by higher personal income.
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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Tuesday as widely expected, saying growth &quot;appears to have regained some traction.
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The economy slowed last month and   inflation remained in check, according to data released on   Friday, providing further support for the Federal Reserve to   hold interest rates steady when it meets next week.
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The number of new U.S. jobs climbed by an unexpectedly brisk 157,000 in May, while factory activity improved and consumers remained upbeat, according to data on Friday which suggested the economy was bouncing back.
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The economy should expand modestly in coming months as a healthy job market continues to trump weakness in housing prices.
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Consumer spending grew in April at the fastest pace in three months but much of that spending went to pay for higher gasoline prices. Rising price pressures pushed a key gauge of inflation favored by the Federal Reserve up by the largest amount in 13 months.
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Indiaâs industrial production growth slowed for a second month in May as the highest interest rates in five years crimped demand and currency gains weakened exports. Output at factories, utilities and mines rose 11.1 percent from the period a year earlier, after a revised 12.4 percent increase in April, the Central Statistical Organization said. Economists were expecting a 12 percent gain. Manufacturing output rose 11.9 percent in May from a year earlier, the slowest pace in four months. Mining gained 3.7 percent.
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The economy grew more rapidly than   originally reported in the second quarter but an inflation   gauge was slightly lower, a government report said on   Wednesday, suggesting the Federal Reserve may be able keep   interest rates steady.
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A steady rise in food and energy costs pushed overall U.S. consumer prices up 0.7 percent in May, the sharpest rise in 1-1/2 years, a government report showed on Friday.
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Data released on Friday showed the   U.S. economy slowing with inflation in check last month,   providing further support for the Federal Reserve to hold   interest rates steady when it meets next week.
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The economy picked up a little more speed during the summer quarter from July through September, expanding at a 3.7 percent annual rate, the government reported yesterday.
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The personal consumption expenditures price index, excluding food and energy, advanced by 1.9 percent in May from a year earlier, according to a government report on Friday that is likely to give the Federal Reserve some assurance it is making progress in its effort to curb inflation.
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U.S. economic activity expanded from mid-April through May, with some regions reporting stronger growth, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.