Federal Reserve raises rate again
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The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate another quarter- percentage point Tuesday, continuing its campaign to gradually remove the cheap money stimulus that it used to help jump-start the recovery from the 2001 recession.
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WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve Board late yesterday boosted short-term interest rates for the fifth time in a row, warning of higher rates next year as it abandons easy money to head off inflation.
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China&#39;s central bank raised interest rates for the second time in less than a month on Friday in an attempt to rein in soaring food prices, excessive bank lending and bubbles in the property and stock markets.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on  Wednesday raised interest rates for a sixth straight time,  extending a policy of gradually lifting borrowing costs to  levels high enough to ward off inflation pressures.
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Another Fed meeting looms with another quarter-point interest rate hike virtually assured. It may seem strange that the Fed continues to raise interest rates on the heels of a summer-long economic soft patch.
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates a quarter-point for the fourth time in five months Wednesday, extending its campaign to keep inflation in check after the economy showed impressive job growth over the past three months.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to nudge interest rates up for a fourth time this year today, acting on the belief the economy has finally emerged from an extended &quot;soft patch.&quot;
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The dollar crept up on Wednesday,  although it stayed under pressure after the Federal Reserve  raised interest rates as expected but raised doubts about its  next move.  The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee  raised rates by a quarter percentage point to 1.75 percent,  adding to similar increases in June and August.
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Short-term interest rates were raised for the fifth time this year on Tuesday. The Federal Reserve has hiked the base rate a quarter-point to 2.25-percent.
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Wednesday and signaled that it intends to keep raising rates in the months to come.
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By Andrew Balls in Washington and Jennifer Hughes in New York. The Federal Reserve on Tuesday raised interest rates by a quarter point, to 2.25 per cent, and signalled there had been no change in its assessment of current economic conditions.
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The Federal Reserve has raised US interest rates by a quarter-percentage point for the fifth time this year and said it will keep gradually lifting them from rock-bottom levels as the economy grows.
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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Tuesday as widely expected, saying growth &quot;appears to have regained some traction.
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As the Federal Reserve moves to raise short-term interest rates once again, flags are being raised about the impact on housing prices.
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WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve on Wendesday raised interest rates by a quarter of percentage point to 2 per cent, a move that was widely predicted by economists.
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The Federal Reserve&#39;s policy year was fittingly capped on Dec. 14 with another quarter-point rate hike. This widely expected move by the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed&#39;s rate-setting arm, lifted the Fed funds rate to 2.25%.
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The US Federal Reserve is likely to increase the base interest rate for the fourth time in a year, according to analysts. Last Friday&#39;s employment report for October, which showed an unexpectedly large 337,000