Fed can act again in either direction: Fed's Fisher
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher on Monday said the U.S. central bank cut interest rates last week to avert an unacceptable economic slowdown and said it could move again, in either direction.
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Investor's Business Daily - Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher said last Tue.&#39;s surprise 50-basis- point cut in the fed funds rate should help the U.S. economy grow faster than it was before the decision. &quot;There was room to cut, the question was by how much. We decided by 50 basis points . . . that was to provide a little more oomph to economic growth,&quot; he said. Markets had expected a quarter-point cut. Fisher said future rate moves could go in either direction.
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The Federal Reserve must not let its commitment to gradually increase openness hamper its flexibility, Fed board Governor Donald Kohn said on Sunday, days after a policy committee minutes release roiled markets.
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The Federal Reserve must not let its shift to more openness handcuff it on policy, Fed Board Gov. Donald Kohn said on Sunday, days after the release of the policy-making committee's minutes roiled markets.
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While making the expected move, the Federal Reserve suggested that more rate increases are in order in the months ahead.
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The Federal Reserve must not let its  shift to more openness handcuff it on policy, Fed Board Gov.  Donald Kohn said on Sunday, days after the release of the  policy-making committee's minutes roiled markets.
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This week, the Fed speaks, and the market will listen. After sifting through mixed corporate profit reports and uneven readings on the economy, Wall Street will find out the answer to the long-debated question of whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again.
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WASHINGTON - With the economy moving ahead and the nation's payrolls picking up a bit, Federal Reserve policy-makers boosted short-term interest rates for a third time this year - but left economists split about when the next increase might come.    Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his Federal Open Market Committee colleagues - the group that sets interest-rate policy - increased the target for the federal funds rate from 1.50 percent to 1.75 percent...
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A recent soft spot in US growth ought prove temporary and should not alter the Federal Reserve&#39;s plan to continue raising interest rates in a measured way, one of it&#39;s top policy-makers said on Wednesday.
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Ben S. Bernanke signaled that the Federal Reserve was not inclined to lower interest rates any time soon.
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The Federal Reserve is set to act as needed to limit impacts of financial turmoil on the economy but will not bail out investors who made poor decisions, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.
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The Fed Chairman struck a familiar chord but showed some concern that subprime woes may spill into the broader economy.
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Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard  Fisher said on Friday he is fairly comfortable with the  inflation outlook but would "aggressively" argue for further  interest rate increases if inflation does not ebb as expected.
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The Federal Reserve is likely to follow its bold action last week to battle an economic downturn with further interest rate reductions, although analysts are split on just what size the future cuts will be.
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The vice chairman of the Federal Reserve said inflation trends seemed to be shifting Âfrom up to down,Â while risks were still Âtilted to the upside.Â
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WASHINGTON : With little doubt about the Federal Reserve&#39;s plans for a quarter-point rate hike, financial markets were focusing on another question: When will the Fed stop?
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CODY, Wyoming  - Cody is a long way from the marble hallways of the Federal Reserve in Washington, but its fortunes will not be ignored when policy-makers meet to debate interest rates later this month.