FACTBOX-US Fed policymakers&#39; recent comments
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The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise the federal funds rate at its policy meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 21, despite recent mixed economic news.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve's policy-setting panel spent part of its September gathering discussing the implications of the massive US trade gap, according to minutes of the meeting that were disclosed yesterday.
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Federal Reserve policymakers today held their key short-term interest rate steady and indicated they remain concerned about inflation pressures.
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The US Federal Reserve continues to sees inflation as the "predominant concern" for the economy, minutes show.
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Federal Reserve officials believed the outlook for core inflation had improved, but were uncertain inflation was firmly on a downward path, according to minutes of their January 30-31 policy meeting released on Wednesday.
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Will it be a matter of &quot;one-and-done&quot; for Alan Greenspan &amp; Co. at its Sept. 21 policy meeting? Since a quarter-point rate hike at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on that date seems a fait accompli
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Federal Reserve policy-makers suggested that &quot;significant&quot; increases in short-term interest rates probably would be needed to keep inflation from becoming a problem, according
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - John Brynjolfsson&#39;s advice to investors after the Federal Reserve raised short-term rates Wednesday - for the fourth time since June: Think like a squirrel, and put some acorns away for the winter.
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The recent slowdown in growth and higher oil prices probably won&#39;t stop interest rates from rising, a senior Federal Reserve official said yesterday.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers weigh a broad range of economic scenarios to determine the right moves on interest rates during times of uncertainty, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday.
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Federal Reserve officials believed  the outlook for core inflation had improved, but were uncertain  inflation was firmly on a downward path, according to minutes  of their January 30-31 policy meeting released on Wednesday.
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The Federal Reserve on Thursday held benchmark U.S. interest rates steady and, while nodding to a recent easing in core inflation, restated that inflation is its top concern.
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High oil prices hit the US economy in the second quarter, but it has moved past this &quot;soft patch,&quot; Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president Robert McTeer said yesterday, reinforcing views for further Fed rate hikes.
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THE decision by the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates for the third month in a row would have little effect on the Reserve Bank of Australia&#39;s deliberations on monetary policy, economists said yesterday.
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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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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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The Federal Reserve can raise interest raise at a measured pace because US economic growth is ``solid&#39;&#39; and rising energy costs haven&#39;t yet sparked concern about a broader acceleration of inflation, Fed Governor Susan Bies said.