Fed raises rates another quarter-point
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates a quarter-point for the fourth time in five months Wednesday, extending its campaign to keep inflation in check after the economy showed impressive job growth over the past three months.
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The Federal Reserve pushed U.S.  interest rates up by a modest quarter-percentage point on  Tuesday and expressed confidence that inflation could be kept  at bay by slowly lifting credit costs from rock-bottom levels.
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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 Reserve Bank has raised the Official Cash Rate by a further 25 basis points, to 6.5 percent. It&#39;s the sixth rate rise this year, and matches market anticipations.
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NEW YORK - In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve (search) Wednesday raised its target for the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point to 2 percent, citing brightening job markets that likely mean more increases lie ahead.
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The US Fed has done it again. Though the 25 basis points interest rate hike was largely on expected lines, unlike the previous two hikes of 25 basis points each in July and August respectively, there was some
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As expected, the central bank raised the federal funds rate on overnight loans by a quarter point, to 2.25 percent.
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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 Federal Reserve pushed US interest rates up by a modest quarter-percentage point on Tuesday and expressed confidence that inflation could be kept at bay by slowly lifting credit costs from rock-bottom levels.
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: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday nudged US interest rates up a quarter percentage point for the fourth time this year, citing healthier job markets and indicating it will press on with a rate-rise campaign.
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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 the benchmark US interest rate Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point to 2 percent, citing a stronger labor market with a gain of 337,000 US jobs last month.
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Federal Reserve officials are expected to nudge interest rates up on Tuesday for a fifth time this year, another small step in a campaign to gradually lift borrowing costs before inflation rears its head.
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Federal Reserve officials, citing recent signs of economic improvement, raised a key short-term interest rate Tuesday for a third time this year and signaled that they are
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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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Federal Reserve policymakers lifted the federal funds rate a quarter point to 1.75 percent, saying the US economy has &quot;regained some traction&quot; and no longer needs as much stimulus.
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Federal Reserve officials are set to jack up interest rates tonight for a fifth time this year, confident the US expansion is self-supporting and no longer in need of rock-bottom borrowing costs for a boost.