Fed officials see growth, despite housing slump
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The US economy is growing robustly, despite a slowing housing sector, although inflation remains above the central bank's comfort level, two top Federal Reserve officials said yesterday.
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The Federal Reserve, while  remaining watchful as prices and interest rates tick higher, is  holding to its mantra that rate increases will be "measured,"  senior Fed officials indicated on Friday.
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Minutes from the Federal Reserveâs meeting last month also indicate that members were confident that the economy would survive the housing slump.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers   started a meeting on Wednesday at which markets expect them to   hold interest rates steady, while renewing inflation warnings   and delivering an assessment of cooler economic growth.
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Federal Reserve officials said risks to economic growth were "more balanced" in June after the economy accelerated last quarter and reiterated that inflation remains the biggest policy concern.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers  gathered on Tuesday, with the expectation they will lift U.S.  interest rates for a third time this year despite lingering  signs of economic stress.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are expected to hold interest rates steady on Tuesday and retain a cautionary warning about inflation risks, while taking stock of cooler economic growth.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the economy should grow modestly this year despite lingering pain from a housing slump and he stuck to the Fed's forecast that inflation will continue to ebb.
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The U.S. economy grew overall from   mid-July to late August, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday,   but five of the 12 Fed districts reported slowing growth as   residential construction slackened and energy costs rose.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy-makers saw a lessening of economic threats from the housing slump but continued to worry about inflation as they decided last month to leave existing interest rates intact.
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WASHINGTON - The message from Ben Bernanke and his Federal Reserve colleagues is clear: The housing slump will drag on well into next year as credit problems linger. What's not so apparent is how they'll deal with the crisis, although another interest rate cut could come this week.
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Ben S. Bernanke said that while inflation is still the main concern, economic growth is under control.
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The U.S. economy grew at a faster   clip and inflation was slower than originally reported in the   second quarter, a government report said on Wednesday,   suggesting the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady.
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The Fed is tightening, but long-term rates aren't keeping up. Some worry that economic growth will slow.
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WASHINGTON -- The economy is in pretty good health despite the ailing housing and auto industries, allowing the Federal Reserve to feel comfortable about leaving a key interest rate alone.
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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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Hopes that interest rates have peaked grew after minutes of this month&#39;s monetary policy committee meeting, released yesterday, showed support for the view that the housing market and consumer spending are starting to slow.