Rate Hike Seen as Federal Reserve Meets
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The Federal Open Market Committee, the rate-setting panel for the US Federal Reserve, began its deliberations Wednesday with a rate hike widely expected.
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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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Fed watchers are set to take over on  Wall Street next week as a Federal Open Market Committee  meeting could give stock investors more clues on the outlook  for interest rates.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve concluded  at its policy-setting session last month that risks of  inflation remained balanced for now but they were clearly  concerned about the potential for higher prices, meeting  minutes issued on Tuesday showed.
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The Federal Reserve looked set to  lift U.S. interest rates on Thursday for a 17th straight time  and will likely hold the door open to pushing them even higher  in coming months to ward off inflation.
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This week could be the moment of truth  for stocks. Investors will look to see if the Federal Reserve  delivers on the expectation that it is poised to pause after  more than two years of raising interest rates.
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The dollar may rise for a second day against the euro in Asia on speculation Federal Reserve policy makers will raise the key interest rate in a meeting today and signal more increases to come.
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Next weekâs meeting of the Fedâs policy makers is likely to focus on how much to cut rates and may mark a defining moment for the Ben S. Bernanke, the Fed chairman.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely next week to raise its target federal funds rate to 1.75 percent from 1.5 percent, nearing the end of the first stage of what appears to be a two-stage plan to return rates to "normal" levels, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday.
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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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There is a broad consensus among economists that the US central bank will continue its gentle approach to raising interest rates with a moderate 0.25pc rise to 2.25pc when it convenes for its final meeting of the year.
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Tuesday&#39;s meeting could hold clues to whether it&#39;ll be a November or December pause in rate hikes. By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to  lift interest rates again this week to 5.25 percent in its  seventeenth straight quarter percentage point hike and signal  that further increases may be needed to keep inflation at bay.
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The Federal Reserve is preparing to meet to decide whether US interest rates should be cut from 5.25%.
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With the US economy picking up steam, the year&#39;s fourth straight interest-rate hike looked like a certainty at Wednesday&#39;s meeting of the Federal Reserve&#39;s Open Market Committee, economists said.
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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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The dollar rose broadly on Monday as  markets braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week  that is widely expected to raise the federal funds rate, making  the dollar a more attractive currency.