Fed lifts rates a further quarter point
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By Andrew Balls in Washington and Jennifer Hughes in New York. The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday raised interest rates by a quarter point to 2.25 per cent and signalled there had been no change in its assessment of economic conditions.
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The US Federal Reserve last night raised interest rates for the third time this year in spite of a renewed surge in oil prices. The widely expected move took the Fed funds&#39; rate up a quarter-point to 1.75%, following similar moves in August and June.
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The Federal Reserve yesterday raised its key interest rate to the highest level in three years, suggesting more increases will follow as the economy gains strength.
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The Federal Reserve didn&#39;t surprise anyone yesterday, as its policy-making body increased its key interest rate by one quarter percent, to 2 percent.
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The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Wednesday, the fourth increase this year.
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The dollar inched higher on Wednesday,  supported after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates  as expected and repeated its commitment to tightening -- albeit  at a "measured" pace.
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The Federal Reserve raised official interest rates last month for the third time this year despite a mixed economic outlook. The rate increase took the benchmark federal funds rate to 1.75 percent from 1.50 percent.
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WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Tuesday, marking the third increase this year. It's part of a gradual process to wean the economy from extraordinarily low rates that are no longer viewed as necessary to keep the economy afloat...
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The U.S. Federal Reserve raised  interest rates on Tuesday by a quarter percentage point as  expected, the third straight rise in a bid to keep a lid on  inflation pressures despite some signs of economic softness.
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The US central bank raised a key interest rate one-quarter of a percent (to 2.25) Tuesday in a bid to fend off future inflation. It is the fifth time since June that Federal Reserve officials have
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Wednesday and signaled that it intends to keep raising rates in the months to come.
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THE US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the fifth time since June and signalled it was likely to keep pushing them higher at a &quot;measured&quot; pace in the new year.
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The Federal Reserve yesterday boosted its key interest rate for the sixth time since June, which will lead to higher charges on credit cards, home equity lines of credit, and other short-term loans, but not necessarily higher interest payments for savings and money market accounts.
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U.S. Treasury prices climbed on  Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a  quarter percentage point as expected and its post-meeting  statement offered few surprises.
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates today for the fourth time this year and suggested that it would continue to raise them gradually over the next year.
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The European Central Bank is set to lift its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point when it meets this week &#151; the fifth such move since the bank started adjusting rates in December 2005 as Europe's economy picked up.
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The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate a quarter of a percentage point to 3.5 percent on Thursday, but a strong euro suggests the bank could pause its string of rate hikes next year.