Fed pledges to act to counter market turmoil
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Federal Reserve officials on Friday  said falling home prices and financial market turmoil are big  risks to the U.S. economy but pledged that the central bank  would not shrink from taking bold steps to support growth.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers meeting for a second day on Thursday look set to hold borrowing costs steady as they monitor risks that U.S. inflation could rekindle and that economic growth may stall.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter to a US senator that the central bank would act &quot;as needed&quot; to ease the impact of a credit squeeze on the US economy.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the U.S. economy's prospects were worsening because of a weak housing sector and credit market turmoil and said the central bank was ready to act aggressively to bolster it.
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The Fed joined with other central banks to ease pressure on the credit markets Wednesday.
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The Federal Reserve acknowledged at its last regular meeting that a policy response might be necessary if financial market conditions worsened, show minutes of its August 7 meeting, released on Tuesday.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers meeting for a second day on Thursday look set to hold borrowing costs steady as they monitor risks that U.S. inflation could rekindle and that economic growth may stall.
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Federal Reserve chief offers insights into conditions strained by housing and credit crises.
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The Federal Reserve is likely to make one of three moves on interest rates.
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Federal Reserve Bank officials said on Monday financial turmoil has increased risks facing the U.S. economy, but comments by others suggested there was still debate about how quickly the central bank would need to act.
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FINANCIAL STORM: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke vowed to do all that is necessary to protect the national economy from the ill effects of a global credit crunch.
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The Fed chief said today that the central bank âstands ready to take additional actions as neededâ to limit the effect of the financial market disorder on the economy.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke vowed Friday to do all that is necessary to protect the national economy from the ill effects of a global credit crunch &#151; but not to bail out investors and lenders "from the consequences of their financial decisions."
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The Federal Reserve on Friday  reassured investors it would take any steps needed to shelter  the U.S. economy from a global credit squeeze, while President  George W. Bush promised to help struggling homeowners refinance  their mortgages.
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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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Faced with a strengthening economy  and scant signs of runaway prices, the Federal Reserve appeared  set to keep interest rates steady on Wednesday while keeping up  a verbal guard against potential inflation.
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San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on Monday that current financial market turmoil has added "appreciably" to downside risks for the U.S. economy.