Fed tipped to keep rates steady as US economy strengthens
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The Federal Reserve opens a two-day meeting Wednesday where policymakers are likely to hold rates steady and note signs of a rebound in the US economy despite the persistent slump in housing.
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The Federal Reserve looks set to  lift U.S. interest rates on Thursday for a 17th straight time  and will likely hold the door open to pushing them even higher  in coming months to ward off inflation.
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The Federal Reserve, while  remaining watchful as prices and interest rates tick higher, is  holding to its mantra that rate increases will be "measured,"  senior Fed officials indicated on Friday.
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The Federal Reserve held a key short-term interest rate steady Wednesday, a possible sign the central bank thinks the economy is on solid footing.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers meeting for a second day on Thursday look set to hold borrowing costs steady as they monitor risks that U.S. inflation could rekindle and that economic growth may stall.
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NEW YORK, September 20  - The US Federal Reserve is expected to raise the interest rates and announce its plans for further rate hikes tomorrow.
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Ben S. BernankeÂs remarks reaffirm the view that the Fed will keep the lending rate unchanged at 5.25 percent for the remainder of the year.
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WASHINGTON - Another small hike in United States interest rates is seen as a certainty when Federal Reserve policy-makers meet today.
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Amid growing signs of a US economic rebound taking root, the Federal Reserve appears likely to hold interest rates steady again at its upcoming policy meeting, analysts say.
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Europe's central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold at 2%, in sharp contrast with steady rate rises in the US.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers started a meeting on Tuesday at which they are expected to hold official interest rates steady and retain a cautionary warning about inflation risks.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers are likely to keep bumping up short-term interest rates this year, a defense against an inflation flare-up now that the economic expansion is on firm footing.
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Federal Reserve officials are set to  jack up interest rates on Tuesday for a fifth time this year,  confident the U.S. expansion is self-supporting and no longer  in need of rock-bottom borrowing costs for a boost.
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The Federal Reserve is likely to lift key rates by a quarter-point this week, but a sputtering US economy is forcing policymakers to re-evaluate the outlook for future increases, analysts say.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers meeting for a second day on Thursday look set to hold borrowing costs steady as they monitor risks that U.S. inflation could rekindle and that economic growth may stall.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve held benchmark interest rates steady on Wednesday and maintained a warning on inflation risks as it noted signs of stability emerging in downtrodden housing markets.
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WASHINGTON : US Federal Reserve policymakers, widely expected to hike interest rates, struggled to find words to reassure financial markets that the economy is strong enough to withstand the higher rates.