Fed Chief Sees More Traction in Expansion
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Alan Greenspan said that the economic expansion had "regained some traction."
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US Federal Reserve policy-makers probably will keep nudging interest rates upward next year, trying to guard against inflation but moving moderately enough to keep the economy expanding.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke is suggesting that policy makers look for ways to encourage a wider range of mortgages geared for low-income and other borrowers who have been hard hit by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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The Federal Reserve would raise interest rates if inflation moved higher, the Fedâs chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said on Thursday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Thursday the central bank will act as needed  to help the struggling U.S. economy, but said the Fed has to be  mindful that growth should pick up later in the year.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress yesterday that the economy has &quot;regained some traction&quot; after a lull in late spring, reinforcing expectations of higher
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Ben S. Bernanke said the Federal Reserve was âprepared to act as neededâ but suggested developing a wider range of mortgages for borrowers hit by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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Rising oil prices will weigh on economic growth, but the increases so far will not derail the expansion and need not fuel troubling inflation, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said yesterday.
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Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard  Fisher said on Friday he is fairly comfortable with the  inflation outlook but would "aggressively" argue for further  interest rate increases if inflation does not ebb as expected.
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The Federal Reserve must stand ready to raise interest rates for fear the economy is growing faster than realized and could be placed at risk if inflation surges, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
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Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Americans are likely to let short-term events shape their long-term perceptions about price increases.
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The Federal Reserve may be done raising interest rates, having probably increased  them enough already to cause inflation to fall gradually, an influential central bank policymaker said yesterday.
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Oil prices have shaped the Federal Reserve's outlook for the U.S. economy but an upgrade of second quarter GDP boosts its confidence that growth is regaining momentum, a top Fed policymaker said on Thursday.
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The U.S. economy is growing well, inflation is well contained and the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at a measured pace to keep a lid on price pressures, Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies said on Monday.
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There is room for American workers'  wages to grow and reason to expect it, Federal Reserve Chairman  Ben Bernanke Thursday told congressional critics who said pay  wasn't keeping pace with profits.
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Further interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve will be made at a &quot;measured&quot; pace, Minneapolis Fed President Gary Stern said on Friday.
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Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser on Wednesday said that more policy tightening may be needed to keep price rises in check as the economy resumes growth.