Federal Reserve Raises Key Rate by a Quarter Point
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The Federal Reserve raised a key rate for the fourth time in five months, saying that the U.S. economy is gaining steam.
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The Federal Reserve pushed U.S. interest rates up by a modest quarter-percentage point on Tuesday and expressed confidence that inflation could be kept at bay by slowly lifting credit costs from rock-bottom levels.
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The Federal Reserve lifted short-term interest rates a quarter-point on Tuesday, continuing its bet that the economy can keep growing steadily through the Fed&#39;s rate-hike campaign.
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Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and his central bankers gave the national economy a vote of confidence yesterday and raised the key federal funds interest rate by a quarter-point.
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The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Wednesday, the fourth increase this year.
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Observers widely expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise U.S. interest rates by a quarter-percentage point at the conclusion of a two-day meeting that opens on Tuesday as the U.S. economy is growing steadily.
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Hong Kong&#39;s de facto central bank on Thursday raised its key rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.50 percent, matching the latest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve.
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The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point today, marking the third increase this year.
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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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U.S. Treasury prices climbed on  Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a  quarter percentage point as expected and its post-meeting  statement offered few surprises.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers raised the benchmark US interest rate a quarter point to 2.25 per cent and restated a plan to carry out
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The Federal Reserve raised official interest rates last month for the third time this year despite a mixed economic outlook. The rate increase took the benchmark federal funds rate to 1.75 percent from 1.50 percent.
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The European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point and signaled more increases were likely next year.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday  raised interest rates for the third time this year by a quarter  of a percentage point and said the economy was regaining some  momentum after a slow period.
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MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India Tuesday raised its key repurchase agreement rate a quarter percentage point to 4.75 percent, its first such hike in more than four years, to check inflation that has hovered at multiyear highs in recent months.
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Tuesday for the fifth time this year and suggested that more rate increases are in order in the months ahead.
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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.