U.S. not heading into recession: Fed's Poole
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St Louis Federal Reserve President William Poole on Friday dismissed fears that the U.S. economy was heading into a recession.
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Housing activity has slowed from recent years but the dragdown should not lead to a recession, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac  said on Thursday in its monthly economic outlook.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  - High oil prices will probably  brake U.S. growth but will not derail the economy provided  there is not another sharp spike upwards, a top Federal Reserve  policymaker said on Tuesday.
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President William Poole said on Monday that low inflation must be a central bank's prime goal, adding this had helped cushion the U.S. economy from its cooling housing market.
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Housing activity has slowed from  recent years but the dragdown should not lead to a recession,  mortgage finance company Freddie Mac  said on Thursday  in its monthly economic outlook.
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Housing data and a gauge of business  spending in June released on Thursday signaled slower U.S.  economic growth ahead, leading many to believe the Federal  Reserve is less likely to raise interest rates next month.
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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 Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the potential  noninflationary growth rate of the U.S. economy has likely  declined due to slower labor force growth.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - There is no end in sight to fallout from the credit squeeze that may trigger a big slowdown in U.S. growth and chill other economies too, a top central banker said on Friday.
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The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates steady Wednesday and acknowledged that the economy is slowing down, which could mean the Fed may not need to raise rates further in the near future.
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St. Louis Federal Reserve President  William Poole said on Friday the Federal Reserve will respond  to persistent inflation with policies that keep it from  increasing further.
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Near-record oil prices will slow U.S. economic growth but won't be enough to derail a self-sustaining expansion, U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Monday.
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Strong business investment suggests the   U.S. economy is far from weak despite a slowing housing sector,   St. Louis Federal Reserve President William Poole said on   Monday.
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The United States economy is unlikely to slip into recession, Abby Joseph Cohen, chief investment strategist at Goldman Sachs, said in remarks published on Friday.
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The U.S. economy lost steam in  September, data showed on Wednesday, bolstering the view that  the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates again  and could lower them next year to re-energize the economy.
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee  - St. Louis Federal   Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Friday that   inflation must be kept under wraps, but if both growth and   price pressures were sufficiently weak, he would back a   reduction in U.S. interest rates.
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U.S. economic growth, while improving, has not hit the pace it was expected to do by now, Federal Reserve Governor Mark Olson said on Monday.