Fed begins 2-day meet on interest rates
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Keeping inflation under control as the economy emerges from a yearlong sluggish spell is certain to be a matter of lively debate for Federal Reserve policymakers.
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The Federal Reserve concludes a two-day meeting Thursday widely expected to hold interest rates steady and note signs of a rebound in the US economy, despite the persistent slump in housing, analysts say.
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The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise the federal funds rate at its policy meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 21, despite recent mixed economic news.
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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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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 dollar may rise for a second day against the euro in Asia on speculation Federal Reserve policy makers will raise the key interest rate in a meeting today and signal more increases to come.
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Facing a global economy on the mend but threatened by surging oil prices and other factors, IMF and World Bank policymakers opened two days of meetings Saturday to discuss ways to keep the recovery on track.
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WASHINGTON : US Federal Reserve policymakers opened a meeting, nearly certain to raise key interest rates amid signs of a resurgent American jobs market.
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EYES ON THE FED The main news of the week will be the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, at which the central bankers are widely expected to keep interest rates steady (Wednesday). Last weekÂs news that the Consumer Price Index had risen 0.2 percent in August, down from 0.4 percent in July, looked to some economists like validation that inflation was slowing, a trend that would not tempt the Fed to raise rates. But the Producer Price Index for August also comes out this week, helping to inform any decision (Tuesday). Other reports this week will include the second-quarter current-account deficit (Monday), August housing starts (Tuesday) and leading economic indicators (Thursday).
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The US Federal Reserve raises interest rates to 2.25%, the fifth increase this year.
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Stocks looked set to open higher on Monday as investors placed bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at the end of a two-day policy meeting that will begin on Tuesday.
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The Federal Reserve is widely expect to raise the federal funds rate at its Sept. 21 policy meeting after a moderate increase in August payrolls.
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By Andrew Balls in Washington and Jennifer Hughes in New York. The 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 current economic conditions.
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The Federal Reserve opened a two-day monetary policy meeting that was expected to acknowledge stronger economic conditions, diminishing hopes for a rate cut soon.
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Short-term interest rates were raised for the fifth time this year on Tuesday. The Federal Reserve has hiked the base rate a quarter-point to 2.25-percent.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.
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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.