Fed chief's comments hint no rate cuts loom
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the US economy will pick up in the coming year and emphasized that inflation remains his greatest concern.
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Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, told members of Congress he would back tax cuts or spending measures, so long as they are quick and temporary.
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Fed chief Bernanke failed to deliver any indications of a rate cut next week, but investors didn't seem to mind.
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St Louis Federal Reserve President  William Poole on Friday dismissed fears that the U.S. economy  was heading into a recession.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke looks set to tell Congress this week that the U.S.  economy is sound, but that the central bank is still concerned  that inflation, while moderating, may not fully come to heel.
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The Federal Reserve has never  pledged to hike interest rates only at a measured pace and is  closely watching inflation, a top policy-maker said on Monday  in a possible sign of faster rate moves than expected.
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Weaker-than-expected gains in the labor market are not enough to change the Fed&#39;s plan to gradually raise interest rates, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Gary Stern said on Friday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday a sharp slide in stock markets this week has not changed the Fed's outlook for moderate U.S. growth.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed confidence on Wednesday in the health of the U.S. economy despite a housing slowdown, but warned of risks to the current generally benign outlook for inflation.
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The recent slowdown in growth and higher oil prices probably won&#39;t stop interest rates from rising, a senior Federal Reserve official said yesterday.
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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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Record consumer debt won't become ''destabilizing&quot; to the US economy so long as there isn't a ''significant fall&quot; in home prices or household incomes, an unlikely prospect, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers weigh a broad range of economic scenarios to determine the right moves on interest rates during times of uncertainty, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke today gave the clearest indication yet that the central bank will move aggressively to cut interest rates to try to prevent a serious economic downturn.
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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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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke indicated today that the central bank is likely to hold interest rates steady for a while but remains ready to hike borrowing costs if necessary to force inflation lower.
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Policy-makers assured nervous investors on Friday that the United States was not heading into recession and stock market losses did not warrant central bank intervention.