Fed expected to leave key interest rate alone
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WASHINGTON -- The economy is in pretty good health despite the ailing housing and auto industries, allowing the Federal Reserve to feel comfortable about leaving a key interest rate alone.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials  gathered on Tuesday for their final policy meeting of the year  and were widely expected to nudge interest rates up to stay  ahead of inflation amid a steady economic expansion.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to nudge interest rates up for a fourth time this year on Wednesday, acting on the belief that the economy has finally emerged from an extended &quot;soft patch.
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The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates this week, maybe by 50 basis points.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to nudge interest rates up today for a fourth time this year, acting on the belief that the economy has finally emerged from an extended &#39;&#39;soft patch.
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The Federal Reserve is primed to push up borrowing costs for the fourth time this year at its meeting on Wednesday, and is unlikely to pause at upcoming meetings
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There is a broad consensus among economists that the US central bank will continue its gentle approach to raising interest rates with a moderate 0.25pc rise to 2.25pc when it convenes for its final meeting of the year.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are  expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, but they  are also seen renewing an inflation warning even while taking  stock of cooler economic growth.
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The US Federal Reserve keeps its main interest rate at 5.25%
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The Bank of England has declared there will be no change to UK interest rates which are to hold at 4.75 per cent, as widely expected by most UK economists.
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The Federal Reserve, wanting to keep inflation at bay, is expected to boost short-term interest rates for a third time this year on Tuesday, a move that would come in the final stretch of the presidential campaign.
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U.S. stocks were set for a subdued start on Tuesday ahead of a central bank meeting that is set to keep key rates unchanged as trading activity begins to wind down for the year.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely next week to raise its target federal funds rate to 1.75 percent from 1.5 percent, nearing the end of the first stage of what appears to be a two-stage plan to return rates to "normal" levels, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday.
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The European Central Bank is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged Thursday, but markets are watching for hints of a quarter-point increase in a month's time.
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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 Bank of England&#39;s rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to leave its key base rate unchanged at 4.75pc at its last meeting on Oct 7, the central bank said today.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are  expected to hold interest rates steady on Tuesday and retain a  cautionary warning about inflation risks, while taking stock of  cooler economic growth.