Fed rate cut this week not a sure thing: report
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A Federal Reserve interest rate cut this week is no sure thing and officials are not seriously considering a half-point reduction in overnight rates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday without citing sources.
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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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Despite a report showing inflation in check, a worsening housing slump and a mixed economic outlook could put the Fed in a tight spot as it considers its next steps.
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Stocks headed for a lower open on Thursday due to uncertainty about when the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates and as mixed reports on the economy spurred caution.
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The Federal Reserve unexpectedly slashed a key interest rate by a bold three-fourths of a percentage point on Tuesday, responding to a global plunge in stock markets that heightened concerns about a recession. The Fed signaled that further rate cuts were likely.
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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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The Federal Reserve cut U.S.  interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday as  part of an ongoing aggressive effort to halt a sharp slowdown  in an economy hit by a housing slump and a credit crunch.
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The Federal Reserve is likely to follow its bold action last week to battle an economic downturn with further interest rate reductions
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Two key economic indicators were released on Wednesday causing investors to worry whether the Fed will cut rates at its next meeting on Jan. 30.
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The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to halt a sharp slowdown in an economy hit by a housing slump and a credit crunch.
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Looked at from a certain angle, the Fed's dramatic (though not unexpected) rate cut yesterday morning is a bit screwy.
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The US Federal Reserve left rates on hold in January amid uncertainty about the future path of inflation, minutes show.
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As the Fed signaled it would likely cut interest rates, the U.S. central bank and its European counterpart are showing diverging readings of the economic tea leaves.
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THE UK monetary policy committee raised the question of cutting interest rates at its meeting two weeks ago but the possibility of a rise was not even mentioned - increasing the chances the next move will be down.
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The Federal Reserveâs surprise rate cut stemmed a fall in the Asian markets Wednesday but heightened fears of recession. Stocks in Europe were down slightly.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President  Richard Fisher on Monday said the U.S. central bank cut  interest rates last week to avert an unacceptable economic  slowdown and said it could move again, in either direction.
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The Federal Reserve cut a key short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point Wednesday, its second significant cut in just over a week, as the central bank tries to combat the growing risk of a U.S. recession.