Fed minutes: Pause less risky than tightening
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Federal Reserve policy-makers  believed that, while worried about inflation, keeping interest  rates steady would enable them to gather more data before  deciding on any future rate rises, minutes of their August  meeting released on Tuesday showed.
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WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers suggested that &quot;significant&quot; increases in short-term interest rates probably would be needed to keep inflation from becoming a problem, according to minutes released Thursday of their August meeting.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on   Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady for a second   straight meeting, saying that while inflation risks remain,   they should abate as economic growth slows.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve believed  interest rates were too low to forestall inflation even after  it raised borrowing costs in December, according to minutes of  that meeting released on Tuesday.
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ST. LOUIS  - The U.S. appears likely to avoid an economic slowdown, and Federal Reserve interest rate targets are well-positioned to stabilize the economy, St. Louis Fed Bank President William Poole said on Monday.
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Ben S. Bernanke signaled that the Federal Reserve was not inclined to lower interest rates any time soon.
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Federal Reserve decision-makers said  downside risks to U.S. economic growth posed by a housing  market slowdown were &quot;more balanced&quot; at its June meeting than  in May, according to minutes of the meeting released on  Thursday.
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The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates steady Wednesday and acknowledged that the economy is slowing down, which could mean the Fed may not need to raise rates further in the near future.
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Recent credit market turmoil has  increased downside risks for the economy, but the U.S. Federal  Reserve would refrain from taking action to bail out investors  who made bad decisions, top policy-makers said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy-makers saw a lessening of economic threats from the housing slump but continued to worry about inflation as they decided last month to leave existing interest rates intact.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers suggested at their December meeting that they would continue to push short-term interest rates higher to blunt the risk of an inflation flare-up, according to minutes of the Fed's meeting released on Tuesday.
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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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Wall Street is heading for another volatile week, but the bulls could get a further reprieve if calm brought on by the Federal Reserve's liquidity injections and a surprise cut in its discount rate lasts.
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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.
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More U.S. interest rate increases  lie ahead, but they would likely not need to be at a faster  pace because inflation is contained, Federal Reserve officials  said on Friday.
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While the U.S. economy is at some  risk of a slowdown, it will probably avoid a recession, and any  downturn is unlikely to be severe, Dallas Fed President Richard  Fisher said on Thursday.
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The US Federal Reserve opts to keep interest rates on hold for the fourth successive month amid signs of a slowing economy.