Fed looks set to cut rates more to avoid recession
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The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.
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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 Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee looks set to cut interest rates, analysts say.
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Jolted by global recession fears, the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates Tuesday, and President Bush and leaders of Congress joined in a rare show of cooperation in promising urgent action to pump up the economy with upwards of $150 billion in tax cuts and government spending.
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For the first time in more than four years, the Federal Reserve appears ready to lower interest rates to prevent a housing meltdown and a painful credit crunch from driving the economy into a recession.
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The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate today, aiming to prevent turbulence in the housing and credit markets from slowing the U.S. economy.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected  to chart a new course on Tuesday and cut benchmark interest  rates for the first time since mid-2003 to protect the economy  from a housing downturn and jittery credit markets.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers are expected to raise short-term interest rates for a third time this year, part of a gradual process to wean the economy from ultralow rates, which are no longer needed as a bracing tonic.
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Federal Reserve policymakers were expected to signal increased concern Wednesday about inflation amid stronger economic conditions and a tight labor market, diminishing hopes for a rate cut soon, analysts said.
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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed benchmark interest rates by a half-percentage point in a bold bid to buffer the economy from a housing slump and related financial market turbulence.
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The Federal Reserve&#39;s move to slash  interest rates by a half-percentage point signals that Chairman  Ben Bernanke, fearing broad damage from recent market turmoil,  preferred to risk doing too much rather than too little, the  Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.
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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, although analysts are split on just what size the future cuts will be.
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The US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5% to help kickstart housing and credit markets.
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Next weekâs meeting of the Fedâs policy makers is likely to focus on how much to cut rates and may mark a defining moment for the Ben S. Bernanke, the Fed chairman.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Thursday that the U.S. economic outlook had  worsened, and more interest rate cuts may be needed.
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WASHINGTON -- Individuals and businesses are likely to see their borrowing costs drop further as the Federal Reserve weighs another interest-rate reduction to bolster a sagging economy.
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The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by half a percentage point today, the second rate cut in nine days, in an aggressive move to try to prevent a recession.