Banks "quietly" borrow $50 billion from Fed: report
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Banks in the United States have been  quietly borrowing "massive amounts" from the U.S. Federal  Reserve in recent weeks, using a new measure the Fed introduced  two months ago to help ease the credit crunch, according to a  report on the web site of The Financial Times.
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Banks, which have used a glut of cheap money to help fuel a boom in real estate and leveraged company buyouts, may face a rough ride when lending conditions turn sour, the Bank for International Settlements said on Sunday.
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Ben S. BernankeÂs remarks reaffirm the view that the Fed will keep the lending rate unchanged at 5.25 percent for the remainder of the year.
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The Federal Reserve, working to combat the effects of a severe credit crunch, announced Friday it had auctioned another $20 billion in funds to commercial banks at an interest rate of 4.67 percent. Fed officials pledged to continue with the auctions "for as long as necessary."
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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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Credit Suisse analysts estimated banks  could lose up to $52 billion over time due to their exposure to  collateralized debt obligations that invested in U.S. subprime  mortgages.
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Barclays  and Royal Bank of  Scotland  have lined up emergency funds of up to $30  billion from the U.S. Federal Reserve to bail out American  clients caught up in the global credit crunch, a paper said.
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The central bank's efforts to inject liquidity bolstered investors, keeping Wall Street in the black Wednesday afternoon, but not by much.
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ASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Bloomberg News) â Consumers borrowed less in July than in June, the Federal Reserve reported on Monday.
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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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More U.S. interest rate increases  lie ahead, but they would likely not need to be at a faster  pace because inflation is contained, Federal Reserve officials  said on Friday.
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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 US Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates this week, maybe by 50 basis points.
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The Fed makes billions of dollars available to banks in an auction hoping to ease credit-crunch concerns.
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New York prosecutors are investigating  whether Wall Street banks withheld information about the risks  stemming from subprime loan-linked investments, The New York  Times reported on Saturday.
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The U.S. economy grew at a faster   clip and inflation was slower than originally reported in the   second quarter, a government report said on Wednesday,   suggesting the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady.
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A new inflation report raised concerns that the Federal Reserve will back away from cutting interest rates again.