Heavy demand for Fed credit issue
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Banks queue up to tap the $20bn credit issued by the US Federal Reserve, aimed at easing money markets.
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Business & money: Private sector competitors see 'extraordinary' demand.
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The most recent figures from the Federal Reserve noted an uptick of more than 9 percent in "revolving credit" -- that is, the debt carried by the millions of American consumers who don't pay off their cards every month -- putting the total at $888.2 billion as of March.
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Some Federal Reserve policymakers worried last month that inflation dangers were growing and that low interest rates might be encouraging excessively risky investments, including speculative home buying.
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Low interest rates fueled the housing boom and the overall economy, but the price of money is edging upâpotentially threatening the nation's financial strength.
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The Federal Reserve is not satisfied with the current rate of inflation. And it is apparently not satisfied with the publicâs expectations about inflation either.
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The White House and the Federal Reserve are likely to come under increasing pressure now that turmoil in the financial markets appears to be spreading to the wider economy.
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NEW YORK: For years, profligate American consumers have been chided for putting aside nothing for a rainy day. Now, with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the prospect that households could start
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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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U.S. mortgage applications rose last week, fueled by increased demand for home purchase loans even as interest rates hit their highest level in nearly a year, an industry group's data showed on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Continuing concerns about inflation underpin the Federal Reserve's stand against changes in interest rates.
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Business & money: Â· Impact will be more severe than predictedÂ· Consumers cautious about increasing personal debts
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As defaults rise, so does the call for oversight by the feds.
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Americans reached for their credit  cards with gusto in May after an April lull, sending overall  U.S. consumer borrowing up by $12.90 billion -- more than twice  the forecast rise, a Federal Reserve Board report showed on  Monday.
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The Fed can do many things, but it canât control the speculative cycle among home buyers.
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The Federal Reserve, working to combat the effects of a severe credit crunch, announced Friday it had auctioned another $20 billion in funds to commercial banks at an interest rate of 4.67 percent. Fed officials pledged to continue with the auctions "for as long as necessary."
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Problems in the bond markets put pressure on financial firms' shares.