US economy: Tough call for Fed
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The US is in an exceptionally difficult situation, with the economy on the brink of recession and limited scope for policymakers to ride to the rescue.
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The Federal Reserve will do whatever is necessary to prevent damage to the economy from the credit crunch that has gripped Wall Street, a Fed official said Monday, warning it will take time for financial markets to fully recover from the strains.
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U.S. markets will need a fresh dose of  merger activity and a clear signal from Federal Reserve  Chairman Alan Greenspan about the strength of the economy and  the pace of future interest rate hikes to clock gains next  week.
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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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Declining consumer confidence and increasing unemployment might be the impetus the Fed needs to take another whack at interest rates.
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Jitters over a slowing US economy intensified yesterday with the release of weaker-than-expected retail sales figures for August, further raising expectations that the Federal Reserve board will cut interest rates next week for the first time in four years.
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BRUSSELS  - European Union finance ministers pressed for action by the United States to prop up the dollar as eurozone nations expressed their deep disquiet at the parlous state of America&#39;s national finances.
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Wall Street may find itself on the   defensive next week if reports on housing and growth suggest   that the United States economy is headed for an acute slowdown   despite the Federal Reserve's pause in its two-year cycle of   interest-rate increases.
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WASHINGTON -- Worsening problems in the housing, credit and financial markets drove the Federal Reserve to do an about-face in December and slice its key interest rate yet again with the hope it would help bolster an economy that was losing speed, according to meeting minutes made public Wednesday.
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Wall Street is looking for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve Bank to help bolster the United States economy and ease problems caused by tightening credit availability.
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By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 28/08/2004). The US may not be able to fund its pensions and healthcare commitments, and must make changes soon, Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve, warned yesterday.
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WASHINGTON - The US economy is pulling out of the soft patch it went through earlier this year but shows no signs of accelerating inflation, Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chairman, says.
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BRUSSELS: Euro-zone finance ministers yesterday stepped up pressure on the US to show its strong dollar policy was more than just rhetoric even though they feared their calls were falling on deaf ears.
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Weak US retail sales figures spark debate about whether the Federal Reserve could cut rates in June.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Thursday that the U.S. economic outlook had  worsened, and more interest rate cuts may be needed.
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What the U.S. Federal Reserve is taking away from the economy via higher interest rates, the U.S. Treasury bond market may be giving back -- at least partially.
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Short-term U.S. Treasury prices were  under pressure on Thursday on fears the Federal Reserve might  soon take a more aggressive stance against inflation.