Fed's Poole says U.S. likely to avoid recession
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ST. LOUIS  - The U.S. appears likely to avoid an economic slowdown, and Federal Reserve interest rate targets are well-positioned to stabilize the economy, St. Louis Fed Bank President William Poole said on Monday.
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Federal Reserve chairman outlines plan to stop the world's largest economy from sliding into recession
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Thursday the Fed's decision to cut interest rates this week had lowered the risk of a U.S. recession, although chances were still above one in three.
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St. Louis Federal Reserve President William Poole on Friday dismissed fears that the U.S. economy was heading into recession, and said he saw no current grounds for the central bank to prop up falling stock markets.
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There is a 40 percent chance that the United States economy will fall into recession next year, a senior analyst at Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
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Washington - With the US economy expanding at a respectable pace, companies hiring and consumers inclined to spend, Federal Reserve policy makers can feel comfortable about boosting short-term interest rates for a fourth time this year.
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St Louis Federal Reserve President William Poole said on Friday that oil supply shocks need not cause recessions and were no excuse for a central bank to allow inflation to escape its control.
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Investor's Business Daily - U.S. inflation expectations are "quite well anchored," giving the central bank breathing room for further possible rate cuts, but there is no clear evidence that a recession is at hand, said St. Louis Fed Pres. Wil-liam Poole. Poole does not have a vote on the Fed's rate-setting panel this year and will retire in March.
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World economic growth will slow significantly in 2008 but the U.S., whose housing downturn is rattling global financial markets, will avoid recession, the International Monetary Fund forecast Tuesday.
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The U.S. economy is poised to expand at a moderate rate and "uncomfortably high" core inflation should ease, but price risks are tilted mostly to the upside, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday the U.S. economy will grow  gradually this year and gain steam in 2008, but warned there  are many risks to the outlook and stressed the U.S. central  bank is on guard against inflation.
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in an interview that aired on Thursday the Fed's decision to cut interest rates this week had lowered the risk of a U.S. recession, although chances were still above one in three.
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US Federal Reserve policy-makers probably will keep nudging interest rates upward next year, trying to guard against inflation but moving moderately enough to keep the economy expanding.
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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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High oil prices will probably brake US growth but will not derail the economy provided they do not rise sharply from current levels, top Federal Reserve policymakers said on Tuesday.
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St Louis Federal Reserve President  William Poole said on Friday that oil supply shocks need not  cause recessions and were no excuse for a central bank to allow  inflation to escape its control.
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U.S. inflation is under control right   now and the economy is unlikely to suffer from a bout of   "cascading weakness," St. Louis Federal Reserve President   William Poole said on Tuesday.