Fed&#39;s Moskow says inflation still biggest risk
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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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KENOSHA, Wisconsin  - Federal Reserve policy-makers on Friday said inflation remained a risk to the U.S. economy, even as data showing factory activity falling for the first time in 3-1/2 years indicated growth was slowing.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve concluded  at its policy-setting session last month that risks of  inflation remained balanced for now, but they were clearly  concerned about the potential for higher prices, minutes of the  meeting issued on Tuesday showed.
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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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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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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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SACRAMENTO, California  - San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on Friday she still sees upside risks to inflation but that U.S. interest rates were now "well positioned" to bring inflation down.
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San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on Friday she still sees upside risks to inflation but that U.S. interest rates were now "well positioned" to bring inflation down.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve remains worried inflation is too high, but is also watching to see how much a "substantial correction" in housing markets will slow economic growth, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are expected to hold interest rates steady on Tuesday and retain a cautionary warning about inflation risks, while taking stock of cooler economic growth.
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The U.S. economy is poised to expand at a moderate rate and "uncomfortably high" core inflation should slow, but inflation risks are "primarily to the upside," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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A new report suggested that the threat of higher inflation had not diminished and that it may take more monetary restraint to hold prices down.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that risks from inflation or a worse-than-expected housing slump could further complicate things for an economy that already is in slowdown mode.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that even though the economy is likely to log more subdued growth this year due to the painful housing slump, the threat of an inflation flare-up still remains policymakers' biggest concern.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that risks from inflation or a worse-than-expected housing slump could further complicate things for an economy that already is in slowdown mode.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia warned domestic inflation remained a concern even after it lifted interest rates this week and said global rates were &quot;normalising&quot; after being unusually low.
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The Federal Reserve could keep   benchmark interest rates steady for some time given its focus   on pulling down inflation, said Paul McCulley, managing   director of the bond fund PIMCO.