Fed to Raise US Rates to Underpin Steady Growth
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Another hike in US interest rates is seen as a certainty when Federal Reserve policy-makers meet on Wednesday -- a step on the march toward a level of rates necessary to underpin long-term expansion.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are  expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, but they  are also seen renewing an inflation warning even while taking  stock of cooler economic growth.
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The US economy should grow about 4 percent next year, giving the Federal Reserve room to continue raising interest rates at a measured pace, Philadelphia
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US interest rates are expected to rise for the fifth time since June following the US Federal Reserve&#39;s latest rate-setting meeting later on Tuesday.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers were  expected to raise U.S. interest rates on Tuesday for a third  time this year, continuing to lift borrowing costs from  rock-bottom levels despite some signs of economic softness.
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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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WALL STREETâs leading institutions expect the US Federal Reserve to raise American interest rates tomorrow, despite anxiety over the global outlook for 2005.
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The Federal Reserve uses interest rates to help manage the economy, lowering them when the economy needs a boost and raising them when the economy is growing at a pace that may
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The U.S. Federal Reserve can stick  to its plan to raise interest rates in a gradual manner despite  sluggish gains in employment, a senior Fed official said on  Friday, expressing confidence job growth would revive.
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Economists are betting that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to 1.75% on Tuesday, the third rise this year.
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The US Federal Reserve raised US interest rates tonight for a fourth time this year by a quarter percentage point. It cited brightening job prospects, indicating that more increases may lie ahead.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to  nod to signs of easing inflation when policy-makers meet next  week, but with signs U.S. economic growth is reviving,  inflation looks set to remain its main concern.
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Federal Reserve officials are set to jack up interest rates on Tuesday for a fifth time this year, confident the U.S. expansion is self-supporting and no longer in need of rock-bottom borrowing costs for a boost.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve will take another small step this week toward raising interest rates to more normal levels, but may be getting rates up to a point that allows for a pause in increasing them, analysts say.
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The US Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates at 5.25% as evidence grows of a slowing economy.
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WASHINGTON: Another small hike in US interest rates is seen as a certainty when Federal Reserve policy-makers meet on Wednesday - a step on the march toward a level of rates necessary to underpin long-term expansion.
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The US Federal Reserve, headed by Alan Greenspan, raises interest rates by 0.25% in a widely anticipated move.