Fed worried core inflation trend not set: minutes
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Federal Reserve officials believed  the outlook for core inflation had improved, but were uncertain  inflation was firmly on a downward path, according to minutes  of their January 30-31 policy meeting released on Wednesday.
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Hopes that interest rates have peaked grew after minutes of this month&#39;s monetary policy committee meeting, released yesterday, showed support for the view that the housing market and consumer spending are starting to slow.
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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 on Thursday held  benchmark U.S. interest rates steady at 5.25 percent for an  eighth straight meeting and dropped a description of core  inflation as &quot;elevated.&quot;
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy makers held a short-term interest rate steady yesterday, saying that inflation remains too high but should drift lower over time as energy prices fall and the economy slows.
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The U.S. economy may lose a step to  record high oil prices but concerns over inflation are likely  to keep the Federal Reserve on a steady course of gradually  raising interest rates, analysts say.
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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 U.S. Federal Reserve concluded at its policy-setting session last month that risks of inflation remained balanced for now but they were clearly concerned about the potential for higher prices, meeting minutes issued on Tuesday showed.
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Concerns about inflation trumped worries about the slumping housing market last month by Federal Reserve officials who voted to hold interest rates steady.
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Federal Reserve policy makers at their Sept. 21 meeting considered the case for pausing a series of &quot;measured&quot; rate increases this year if economic data weaken, minutes of the gathering show.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers  worried that a credit crunch could sharply brake economic  growth and require big interest rate cuts, according to minutes  of the Fed's December 11 policy meeting, released on Wednesday.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials were  uncertain at their June meeting about future interest rate  steps and wanted to see more data before deciding whether any  more tightening was needed, minutes of the meeting released on  Thursday showed.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve believed  interest rates were too low to forestall inflation even after  it raised borrowing costs in December, according to minutes of  that meeting released on Tuesday.
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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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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee  - The United States may   be over the peak of rising inflation but the outlook is not   guaranteed, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William   Poole said on Friday.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers worried that a credit crunch could sharply brake economic growth and require big interest rate cuts, according to minutes of the Fed's December 11 policy meeting, released on Wednesday.
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Core U.S. inflation rose less than   expected in July, but the year-over-year pace remained   elevated, according to a government report on Thursday that the   inflation-wary Federal Reserve will examine.