Slowing inflation fuels rate cut hopes
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Twelve-month inflation slowed in August, official data showed on Tuesday, leading economists to predict that the Bank of England may soon look to cut interest rates.
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Stocks fell Friday after accelerating inflation spurred concern that higher prices will curb consumer spending and give the Federal Reserve less leeway to cut interest rates.
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British inflation slowed to an annual rate of 1.1 percent in September from 1.3 percent in August, as cheaper airfares helped to push the rate down to the lowest level for six months, official figures showed.
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Business & money: Credit crunch and housing woes blamed for gloom as businesses begin lobbying for interest rate cut
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, giving holiday shoppers a reason for some cheer. However, the Fed held back an extra gift Wall Street was hoping for: a signal that rates might actually be lowered soon.
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The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate today, aiming to prevent turbulence in the housing and credit markets from slowing the U.S. economy.
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Prospects for a huge downgrade of subprime-related debt have boosted chances that the Federal Reserve will need to prop up the U.S. economy with a rate cut some time in the next year.
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The pound was edging lower amid indications that inflationary pressures in the UK may be easing, in turn weighing on rate hike expectations.
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WASHINGTON - Americans may be disappointed the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut won't translate into lower monthly mortgage payments and a revival of the housing market.
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The U.S. economy is forecast to slow slightly next year, and inflation is expected to ease from this year's pace, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- With the economy shifting into a slower gear and inflation apparently retreating, Federal Reserve officials are likely to pat themselves on the back for engineering a soft landing and leave interest rates alone.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President  Richard Fisher on Monday said the U.S. central bank cut  interest rates last week to avert an unacceptable economic  slowdown and said it could move again, in either direction.
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US central bank chief hints at interest rate cut to ease credit crisis.
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British inflation slowed to 1.8 percent in August from a rate of 1.9 percent in July, official data showed Tuesday.
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The US economy is following the Federal Reserve script for an orderly slowdown, with inflation cooling enough to allow the central bank to keep rates steady for a second consecutive session, analysts say.
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The central bank acknowledged that its primary worry is an economic slowdown rather than rising inflation and it left open the possibility of additional rate reductions.
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U.S. inflation appears to have   decelerated since the last Federal Reserve meeting, convincing   investors the central bank will opt to keep rates steady again   on Wednesday.