US rate rise and dim growth outlook to hit confidence
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AMERICAN consumers will be hit by another quarter-point rise in interest rates on Tuesday, threatening to dent their confidence only six weeks before the presidential elections.
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Wall Street may be on the defensive  this week if reports on housing and growth suggest the United  States economy is headed for an acute slowdown.
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The Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Tuesday on expectations the Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates to shore up the economy, but worries about technology profits and outlooks limited a broader advance, causing the Nasdaq to dip in the red.
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US stocks were potentially looking at a brighter start on Friday, after a closely watched measure of inflation fell back into the Federal Reserve&#39;s comfort zone.
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US consumers fed a pick-up in US economic growth in the third quarter but a sentiment survey for this month showed oil prices were dampening their spirits
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The Federal Reserve is expected to  nod to signs of easing inflation when policy-makers meet next  week, but with signs U.S. economic growth is reviving,  inflation looks set to remain its main concern.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates following the Labor Department&#39;s report on Friday that the US economy added almost twice as many jobs last month than Wall Street economists had predicted.
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THE US Federal Reserve is set to press ahead this week with a further rise in American interest rates, with markets on alert for a signal of the pace and timing of future increases.
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WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve is likely to lift key rates by a quarter-point this week, but a sputtering US economy is forcing policymakers to re-evaluate the outlook for future increases, analysts say.
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Short-term interest rate futures jumped on Friday after US jobs growth for September was reported below expectations, suggesting the Federal Reserve could slow down its program of rate increases.
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Tomorrow&#39;s US Federal Reserve meeting will likely dominate markets this week as investors look for clues about economic strength and the pace of interest rate hikes.
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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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US interest rates are expected to rise for the fifth time since June following the US Federal Reserve&#39;s latest rate-setting meeting later on Tuesday.
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Central banks signaled that rises in  interest rates were less certain than they had indicated just a  few weeks ago as weak U.S. housing data sent fresh shivers  through world markets.
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US jobs data will be the biggest show in town next week as speculation mounts as to whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in September.
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With the US economy picking up steam, the year&#39;s fourth straight interest-rate hike looked like a certainty at Wednesday&#39;s meeting of the Federal Reserve&#39;s Open Market Committee, economists said.
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Licking their wounds after stiff losses, jittery investors will be looking for relief next week in the form of reassurance that the U.S. economy will keep growing at a moderate pace.