Plosser sees slower growth but wary on inflation
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MT. LAUREL, New Jersey  - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser said on Tuesday that the central bank already anticipates weaker economic growth in coming months and warned it would remain vigilant against inflation.
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The slowdown may signal that the economy is shifting down a notch from its unexpectedly robust pace of growth at the end of last year.
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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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The U.S. economy will barely manage to  grow in the first quarter this year while inflation will remain  somewhat elevated, a quarterly survey issued by the  Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank showed on Tuesday.
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The economy is still caught between slowing growth and stubborn inflation pressures, new government reports showed Tuesday.
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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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WASHINGTON -- With the economy shifting into a slower gear and inflation apparently retreating, Federal Reserve officials are likely to pat themselves on the back for engineering a soft landing and leave interest rates alone.
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U.S. worker productivity grew at a  slower pace than initially estimated during the first three  months of this year as the economy just inched ahead, driving  up labor costs and backing Federal Reserve sentiments that  inflation is indeed a concern.
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The Federal Reserve can slow down the pace of interest rate rises if the economy grows less rapidly than it expects, Philadelphia Fed President Anthony Santomero said on Friday.
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The rate of inflation has slowed in August, leading economists to predict that the Bank of England may soon look to cut interest rates.
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WASHINGTON -- Restrained by a worse-than-expected slump in housing, the economy will grow at the slowest pace in five years in 2007, leading economic forecasters say. They predict consumers will get a break on inflation from falling energy prices.
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Business & money: But building society produces evidence that upward trend is slowing.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - The Federal Reserve must remain vigilant against rising inflation pressure this year even as the U.S. economy slows sharply, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser said on Wednesday.
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The economy is set to grow at a sluggish pace in coming months but there are risks that elevated levels of inflation excluding food and energy may not recede, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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The U.S. economy will barely manage to grow in the first quarter this year while inflation will remain somewhat elevated, a quarterly survey issued by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank showed on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK - Strained by a tight credit market, the nation's economy should stumble along at a slower pace in coming months, but it may find help from lower interest rates and possible employment gains.
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U.S. worker productivity grew at a slower pace than initially estimated during the first three months of this year as the economy just inched ahead, driving up labor costs and backing Federal Reserve sentiments that inflation is indeed a concern.