Credit turmoil has raised risks to economy: Fed
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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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Financial market turbulence has noticeably hurt housing activity across the U.S. in recent weeks but other sectors of the economy have so far been spared, the Fed said.
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Investors were concerned that the U.S. credit crisis would crimp demand among U.S. consumers for Asiaâs exports.
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Alan Greenspan, once the world&#39;s top  central banker, said current credit turmoil reminded him of  1987 and 1998 market crises while policymakers in Sweden and  Norway saw it curbing growth in their strong economies.
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Turmoil in global credit and money markets will likely continue as investors worry about the size of financial losses and where they might appear, the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.
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The Federal Reserve at its May 9 meeting believed that inflation was still the main worry, and felt that risks the U.S. economy would decelerate abruptly had diminished, minutes released on Wednesday show.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday acknowledged the economy faces increased risks and indicated the U.S. central bank is ready to cut interest rates aggressively to support growth.
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A jump in consumer inflation raised concerns among investors about how much freedom the Fed has to continue a campaign aimed at freeing up tight credit markets.
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A serious bout of financial market instability has dramatically changed the debate at the Federal Reserve from worries about inflation to concerns about the possibility of a recession
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Banks in the United States tightened their lending standards and terms for businesses and consumers alike amid a deteriorating economic outlook, a Federal Reserve survey showed on Monday.
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The U.S. economy is poised to expand at a moderate rate and "uncomfortably high" core inflation should ease, but price risks are tilted mostly to the upside, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday the credit crisis has created "significant market stress" and offered fresh assurances that regulators would take steps to curb fallout related to the mortgage mess.
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Major banks and mortgage companies yesterday sharply accelerated an industry consolidation that is set to change the landscape of American lending, while a convergence of events exposed fresh worries about the U.S. economy.
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Towering losses at Merrill Lynch  on Thursday stirred credit crisis fears before a key testimony by U.S. central bank chief Ben Bernanke.
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WASHINGTON -- The economy rebounded with a good head of steam in the spring before a credit crisis raised new fears about longer-term business health.
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Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Monday there is an increased risk of a recession but cautioned that the Fed must still be on guard for a rise in inflation.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers will act decisively to reduce the growing risks that financial market turmoil pose for the U.S. economic outlook, Fed Governor Frederic Mishkin said on Friday.