Fed seen on hold amid inflation debate: report
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy makers  want to shift their emphasis away from current benign inflation  to uncertainty about future price pressures, and are debating  whether to stop calling inflation &quot;elevated&quot; in their policy  statements, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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A "whiff" of stagflation will  linger about the U.S. economy through next year as growth slows  and inflation holds at a level higher than the Federal Reserve  would like, according to the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast  report.
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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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U.S. Federal Reserve officials  approach a key meeting next week worried both about not raising  interest rates enough to avert inflation and doing more than is  needed at the expense of economic growth.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers  started a two-day meeting on Tuesday that was widely expected  to conclude with a decision to hold rates steady along with a  renewed warning about inflation risks.
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Analysts said the Federal Reserve may yet find itself raising interest rates. Any cuts, it seems, will have to wait.
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The Federal Reserve, while remaining watchful as prices and interest rates tick higher, is holding to its mantra that rate increases will be "measured," senior Fed officials indicated on Friday.
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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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Federal Reserve policy-makers started a two-day meeting on Wednesday that is widely expected to lead to a decision to hold interest rates steady and a restatement of concerns about inflation.
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Wall Street's wait is up: the Federal Reserve meets this week to decide what to do about interest rates.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers started a meeting on Tuesday at which they are expected to hold official interest rates steady and retain a cautionary warning about inflation risks.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy makers want to shift their emphasis away from current benign inflation to uncertainty about future price pressures, and are debating whether to stop calling inflation "elevated" in their policy statements, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Data released on Friday showed the   U.S. economy slowing with inflation in check last month,   providing further support for the Federal Reserve to hold   interest rates steady when it meets next week.
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U.S. inflation remains well contained but the Federal Reserve is on high alert for signs of any pick-up in prices, top policy-makers said on Wednesday.
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Wall Street opinion is split on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its meeting Tuesday, with conventional wisdom siding with a rate hike.
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The Federal Reserve is considering  several steps to make its deliberations more transparent, but  are likely to delay a decision on one of Chairman Ben  Bernanke's goals: an explicit inflation target, the Wall Street  Journal reported on Thursday.
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Federal Reserve policymakers were expected to signal increased concern Wednesday about inflation amid stronger economic conditions and a tight labor market, diminishing hopes for a rate cut soon, analysts said.