Fed seen cutting rates as housing slump weighs
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The Federal Reserve is expected to chart a new course on Tuesday and cut benchmark interest rates for the first time since mid-2003 to protect the economy from a housing downturn and jittery credit markets.
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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday  slashed benchmark interest rates by a half-percentage point in  a bold bid to buffer the economy from a housing slump and  related financial market turbulence.
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U.S. consumer confidence fell more sharply than expected in September while the pace of existing home sales slowed in August, according to reports on Tuesday, supporting the view the Federal Reserve would soon cut benchmark interest rates again.
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The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to halt a sharp slowdown in an economy hit by a housing slump and a credit crunch.
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August producer prices fell sharply and home builders became more worried about their sales outlook, data on Tuesday showed, in a gloomy picture for U.S. growth that the Federal Reserve underlined by slashing interest rates.
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Stocks looked poised for a lower open on Tuesday after a Wall Street Journal article cast doubt on the chances of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected  to chart a new course on Tuesday and cut benchmark interest  rates for the first time since mid-2003 to protect the economy  from a housing downturn and jittery credit markets.
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Goldman Sachs on Wednesday said it  expects the U.S. economy to drop into recession this year,  prompting the Federal Reserve to slash benchmark lending rates  to 2.5 percent by the third quarter.
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Stocks fell on Thursday as signs of   housing-market weakness and worries about the outlook for   interest rates made investors uneasy about prospects for   consumer spending and corporate profits.
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The Federal Reserve is preparing to meet to decide whether US interest rates should be cut from 5.25%.
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The Federal Reserve is likely to follow its bold action last week to battle an economic downturn with further interest rate reductions
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Individuals and businesses are likely to see their borrowing costs drop further as the Federal Reserve weighs another interest-rate reduction to bolster a sagging economy.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged Thursday to slash interest rates yet again to prevent housing and credit problems from plunging the country into a recession.
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A cooling housing market is likely to trigger a slowdown in the U.S. economy next year and could weigh on the global economy as well, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.
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The Federal Reserve is set to change home-loan lending practices that are blamed for pushing the nation into a housing downturn, but the effort is expected to fall short of far more stringent efforts by Congress.
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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed benchmark U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point in an emergency bid to lend support to a U.S. economy some fear is on the verge of recession.
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The Bank of England policymakers will decide Thursday whether to reduce interest rates for the second month in a row, with recent economic data seen as reducing the chances of back-to-back cuts.