Fed declines to comment on discount rate cut rumor
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday declined to comment on speculation in financial markets that the U.S. central bank might cut the discount rate imminently.
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An emergency U.S. interest rate cut  last week rekindled perceptions the Federal Reserve has a bias  to protect the stock market, and a French bank trading scandal  has made matters worse.
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Ben S. Bernanke signaled that the Federal Reserve was not inclined to lower interest rates any time soon.
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A new inflation report raised concerns that the Federal Reserve will back away from cutting interest rates again.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke did not discuss the economy or the outlook for  inflation or interest rates on Friday in brief introductory  remarks at a conference on monetary policy.
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Stocks have been buoyed by a decline in energy prices and a belief that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates again this year.
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A Federal Reserve interest rate cut this week is no sure thing and officials are not seriously considering a half-point reduction in overnight rates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday without citing sources.
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The Bank of England has no plans to bring forward its February interest rate meeting, a spokesman for the British central bank said on Tuesday, after the US Federal Reserve sprang a shock rate cut.
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Wall Street may find itself on the   defensive next week if reports on housing and growth suggest   that the United States economy is headed for an acute slowdown   despite the Federal Reserve's pause in its two-year cycle of   interest-rate increases.
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U.S. Federal Reserve  officials expressed guarded confidence on Wednesday that  inflation will ease, but Jeffrey Lacker, the Fed's most  outspoken hawk, was unconvinced.
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The chances of another Bank of England interest rate hike receded on Wednesday after official minutes showed that for some policymakers the debate this month was more about whether borrowing costs should be cut.
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The Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut  interest rates before its next scheduled meeting in late  January but may consider doing so if the outlook deteriorates  sharply before then, the Wall Street Journal reported on  Monday.
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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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Economists do not think the Fed cut will spread to the eurozone.
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Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday  expressed concern about a possible U.S. recession but warned  that the central bank cannot let down its guard when it comes  to fighting inflation.
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The Federal Reserve's favored gauge of   U.S. inflation rose less than expected in July, while a measure   of Midwest business activity showed slower growth in August,   according to reports on Thursday that suggested the U.S.   central bank does not need to raise interest rates soon.
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Higher-than-expected U.S. consumer prices last month chilled hopes that the Federal Reserve will drop a policy bias to hike interest rates and served a terse reminder that inflation remains a threat.