US interest rates to rise to 2%
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The US Federal Reserve, headed by Alan Greenspan, raises interest rates by 0.25% in a widely anticipated move.
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The Federal Reserve raised U.S.  interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter percentage point for a  fourth time this year, citing brightening job markets that  likely mean more increases lie ahead.
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The Federal Reserve raised US interest rates Tuesday by a quarter-percentage point for the fifth time this year and said it will keep gradually lifting them from rock-bottom levels to forestall inflation.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates following the Labor Department&#39;s report on Friday that the US economy added almost twice as many jobs last month than Wall Street economists had predicted.
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UK interest rates are expected to go up  later this week as the Bank of England moves to combat inflation.
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The US Federal Reserve raises US interest rates by a quarter of one percent to 2.5%, its sixth straight rise since June.
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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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US interest rates are expected to rise for the fifth time since June following the US Federal Reserve&#39;s latest rate-setting meeting later on Tuesday.
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Traders raised bets the Federal Reserve will lift its interest-rate target for overnight loans between banks in December after a government report showed the US last month added almost twice the number of jobs expected.
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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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US Federal Reserve decided Tuesday to raise the federal funds rate, which commercial banks charge each other on overnight loans, by one-quarter percentage point to 2.25 percent from 2 percent.
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The US Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates at 5.25% as evidence grows of a slowing economy.
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The dollar hit a two-month high against  the euro on Tuesday as expectations grew that Federal Reserve  officials speaking later may add to recent signals that the  United States could accelerate the pace of interest rates  increases.
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Short-term Treasury yields climbed  toward two-year highs on Friday as investors bet the latest  U.S. jobs report was solid enough to keep the Federal Reserve  raising interest rates.
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The US Federal Reserve decided Tuesday to raise the federal funds rate, which commercial banks charge each other on overnight loans, by a quarter percentage points to 1.75 percent.
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The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, Tuesday raised short term interest rates for the third time in as many months. The central bank believes the economy has absorbed the sharp rise in energy prices that occurred earlier this year.
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The US Federal Reserve raised US interest rates tonight for a fourth time this year by a quarter percentage point. It cited brightening job prospects, indicating that more increases may lie ahead.