Fed says interest hikes may be necessary
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Federal Reserve policy-makers suggested that &quot;significant&quot; increases in short-term interest rates probably would be needed to keep inflation from becoming a problem, according
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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Tuesday as widely expected, saying growth &quot;appears to have regained some traction.
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The Federal Reserve pushed U.S. interest rates up by a modest quarter-percentage point on Tuesday and expressed confidence that inflation could be kept at bay by slowly lifting credit costs from rock-bottom levels.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve will take another small step this week toward raising interest rates to more normal levels, but may be getting rates up to a point that allows for a pause in increasing them, analysts say.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials  approach a key meeting next week worried both about not raising  interest rates enough to avert inflation and doing more than is  needed at the expense of economic growth.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers  were unsure how much more they would need to raise interest  rates, if at all, after a May 10 meeting, according to minutes  of that gathering released on Wednesday.
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But even if inflation remains low, the Fed may have to raise interest rates more often than the market expects, Lacker told the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce on Monday.
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The Federal Reserve uses interest rates to help manage the economy, lowering them when the economy needs a boost and raising them when the economy is growing at a pace that may
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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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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers  met on Wednesday amid universal expectation they will nudge  interest rates up for a fourth time this year and growing  speculation that they will carry on with rate hikes.
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Federal Reserve officials are set to jack up interest rates on Tuesday for a fifth time this year, confident the U.S. expansion is self-supporting and no longer in need of rock-bottom borrowing costs for a boost.
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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 US Federal Reserve will take another small step this week toward raising interest rates to more normal levels, but may be getting rates up to a point that allows for a pause in increasing them, analysts say.
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Federal Reserve policymakers held short-term interest rates steady today, but indicated they remain ready to raise borrowing costs if strong economic growth fuels inflation pressures.
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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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Analysts said the Federal Reserve may yet find itself raising interest rates. Any cuts, it seems, will have to wait.
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates on Wednesday and signaled that it intends to keep raising rates in the months to come.